Angela Merkel François Hollande

Is Angela Merkel taller than François Hollande?

No. François Hollande is taller than Angela Merkel by 2 in (5 cm).

Angela Merkel: taller than about 69 in 100 US women. François Hollande: shorter than about 75 in 100 US men.

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Where these heights come from

Angela Merkel is commonly listed at 5 ft 5 in (165 cm). See all of Angela Merkel’s listed heights.

François Hollande is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170 cm). See all of François Hollande’s listed heights.

Photos: Angela Merkel by EU2017EE Estonian Presidency, CC BY 2.0; François Hollande by Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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François Hollande

François Hollande vs Emmanuel Macron: Emmanuel Macron is taller than François Hollande by 1 in (3 cm).
François Hollande vs Margaret Thatcher: François Hollande is taller than Margaret Thatcher by 2 in (5 cm).
François Hollande vs Harry S. Truman: Harry S. Truman is taller than François Hollande by 2 in (5.3 cm).

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APA	Heightvs. (2026, October 17). Angela Merkel vs François Hollande: 5 ft 5 in vs 5 ft 7 in. https://heightvs.com/compare/angela-merkel-vs-francois-hollande
MLA	“Angela Merkel vs François Hollande: 5 ft 5 in vs 5 ft 7 in.” Heightvs, 17 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/compare/angela-merkel-vs-francois-hollande.
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Angela Merkel, 5 ft 5 in (165 cm), and François Hollande, 5 ft 7 in (170 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline