Olaf Scholz

Is Gordon Brown taller than Olaf Scholz?

Yes. Gordon Brown is taller than Olaf Scholz by 4.5 in (11 cm).

Gordon Brown: taller than about 78 in 100 US men. Olaf Scholz: shorter than about 75 in 100 US men.

Gordon Brown is taller than Olaf Scholz by 4.5 in (11 cm).Gordon Brown: 5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm). Olaf Scholz: 5 ft 7 in (170 cm).

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These rounded published listings give an approximate gap. They do not account for shoes or posture in a photograph.

Where these heights come from

Gordon Brown is commonly listed at 5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm). See all of Gordon Brown’s listed heights.

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

Photo: Olaf Scholz by Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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