TOP 5 SHORTEST COUNTRIES - AVERAGE HEIGHT OF POPULATION

TOP 5 COUNTRIES WITH SHORTEST MEN*
Rank	Country or Region	Average Male Height
1	Nepal	5’4’’
2	(T) (Philippines). (Sri Lanka), (Nigeria), (Peru)	5’4½”
3	(T) (Bahrain), (Iraq-Baghdad),	5’5”
4	Malawi (Urban)	5’5½”
5	Gambia (Rural)	5’6”
* Based on data that is representative of the majority of the country or region’s adult population

TOP 5 COUNTRIES WITH SHORTEST WOMEN*
Rank	Country or Region	Average Female Height
1	Guatemala	4’10”
2	(T) (Bangladesh), (Nepal), (Sri Lanka), (Peru)	4’11½
3	(T) (Bolivia), (Philippines), (Honduras), (Cambodia)	5’0”
4	(T) (Nicaragua), (Bahrain), (Madagascar)	5’½”
5	Colombia	5’1”
* Based on data that is representative of the majority of the country or region’s adult population