Angela Merkel Margaret Thatcher

Is Angela Merkel taller than Margaret Thatcher?

Not by their listings: Angela Merkel and Margaret Thatcher are both listed at 5 ft 5 in.

Angela Merkel: taller than about 69 in 100 US women. Margaret Thatcher: taller than about 69 in 100 US women.

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Angela Merkel

Margaret Thatcher

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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.

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

Photos: Angela Merkel by EU2017EE Estonian Presidency, CC BY 2.0; Margaret Thatcher by Rob Bogaerts, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

More comparisons

Angela Merkel

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).
Angela Merkel vs Jimmy Carter: Jimmy Carter is taller than Angela Merkel by 4.5 in (11.5 cm).

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher vs Kamala Harris: Margaret Thatcher is taller than Kamala Harris by 1 in (2 cm).
Margaret Thatcher vs François Hollande: François Hollande is taller than Margaret Thatcher by 2 in (5 cm).
Margaret Thatcher vs Emmanuel Macron: Emmanuel Macron is taller than Margaret Thatcher by 3 in (8 cm).

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APA	Heightvs. (2026, October 17). Is Angela Merkel taller than Margaret Thatcher? No, the same listed height. https://heightvs.com/compare/angela-merkel-vs-margaret-thatcher
MLA	“Is Angela Merkel Taller Than Margaret Thatcher? No, the Same Listed Height.” Heightvs, 17 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/compare/angela-merkel-vs-margaret-thatcher.
Chicago	“Is Angela Merkel Taller Than Margaret Thatcher? No, the Same Listed Height.” Heightvs. Last modified October 17, 2026. https://heightvs.com/compare/angela-merkel-vs-margaret-thatcher.
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Angela Merkel, 5 ft 5 in (165 cm), and Margaret Thatcher, 5 ft 5 in (165 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline