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Height in Polynesia: study averages

Study averages: Samoa, men 5 ft 8.5 in (174.4 cm) and women 5 ft 4.5 in (163.8 cm); Tonga, men 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm) and women 5 ft 5.5 in (166.1 cm).

These are individual study samples in this region. Their ages, years and methods differ; they are not combined into a regional average.

Tonga, men is taller than Samoa, women by 11.3 cm (4.5 in). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Samoa, men: 5 ft 8.5 in (174.4 cm). Tonga, men is taller than Samoa, men by 0.7 cm (0.3 in). Samoa, women: 5 ft 4.5 in (163.8 cm). Tonga, men is taller than Samoa, women by 11.3 cm (4.5 in). Tonga, men: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Tonga, women: 5 ft 5.5 in (166.1 cm). Tonga, men is taller than Tonga, women by 9 cm (3.5 in).

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What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Samoa19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study
Tonga19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study
StudyMenWomenEveryone
Samoa5 ft 8.5 in (174.4 cm)5 ft 4.5 in (163.8 cm)Not published
Tonga5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm)5 ft 5.5 in (166.1 cm)Not published

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