Is Angela Merkel taller than Jimmy Carter?
No. Jimmy Carter is taller than Angela Merkel by 4.5 in (11.5 cm).
Angela Merkel: taller than about 69 in 100 US women. Jimmy Carter: taller than about 57 in 100 US men.
In heels or lifts?
Pick how much the shoes raise each person. A heel raises you by less than its own height, because the ball of the foot sits lower than the heel, so a height measured in the shoes is best.
These rounded published listings give an approximate gap. They do not account for shoes or posture in a photograph.
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.
Jimmy Carter is commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176.5 cm). See all of Jimmy Carter’s listed heights.
Photos: Angela Merkel by EU2017EE Estonian Presidency, CC BY 2.0; Jimmy Carter by Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
More comparisons
Angela Merkel
- Angela Merkel vs Margaret Thatcher: the same listed height, 5 ft 5 in.
- Angela Merkel vs François Hollande: François Hollande is taller than Angela Merkel by 2 in (5 cm).
- Angela Merkel vs Emmanuel Macron: Emmanuel Macron is taller than Angela Merkel by 3 in (8 cm).
Jimmy Carter
- Jimmy Carter vs Harry S. Truman: Jimmy Carter is taller than Harry S. Truman by 0.5 in (1.3 cm).
- Jimmy Carter vs Theodore Roosevelt: Theodore Roosevelt is taller than Jimmy Carter by 0.5 in (1.3 cm).
- Jimmy Carter vs Dwight D. Eisenhower: Dwight D. Eisenhower is taller than Jimmy Carter by 1 in (2.5 cm).
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For the height itself, cite the original publisher as well: Wikipedia (Jimmy Carter).
