159 cm Height Percentile for Men
A man who is 159 cm (5'3") sits in the 1st percentile for adult men — taller than about 1% of them, and shorter than about 99%.
1st
Shorter than most
1
men would be shorter
−16.3 cm
Average is 175.3 cm (5'9")
159 cm sits at the 1st percentile of the adult man distribution
How 159 cm ranks around the world
The same height reads very differently depending on where you are. Sorted by each country's average height for men.
| Country | Average | Your percentile |
|---|---|---|
| the Netherlands | 183.8 cm | <1st |
| Denmark | 181 cm | <1st |
| Germany | 180.6 cm | <1st |
| Norway | 180.5 cm | <1st |
| Poland | 180.3 cm | <1st |
| Croatia | 180 cm | <1st |
| Czech Republic | 180 cm | <1st |
| Estonia | 180 cm | <1st |
| Latvia | 180 cm | <1st |
| Lithuania | 180 cm | <1st |
| Serbia | 180 cm | <1st |
| Slovenia | 180 cm | <1st |
| Sweden | 180 cm | <1st |
| France | 179.7 cm | <1st |
| Finland | 179.6 cm | <1st |
| Australia | 179.2 cm | <1st |
| Austria | 179 cm | <1st |
| Belgium | 179 cm | <1st |
| Slovakia | 179 cm | <1st |
| Canada | 178.1 cm | <1st |
| Greece | 178 cm | <1st |
| Switzerland | 178 cm | <1st |
| Ukraine | 178 cm | <1st |
| Italy | 177.8 cm | <1st |
| Israel | 177 cm | 1st |
| the UK | 177 cm | 1st |
| Hungary | 176 cm | 1st |
| Russia | 176 cm | 1st |
| the US | 175.3 cm | 1st |
| Bulgaria | 175 cm | 1st |
| Romania | 175 cm | 1st |
| South Korea | 174.9 cm | 1st |
| Argentina | 174.5 cm | 1st |
| Spain | 174 cm | 2nd |
| Brazil | 173.6 cm | 2nd |
| Iran | 173 cm | 2nd |
| Turkey | 173 cm | 2nd |
| China | 172.1 cm | 3rd |
| Portugal | 172 cm | 3rd |
| Chile | 171.3 cm | 4th |
| Japan | 170.8 cm | 5th |
| Colombia | 170.6 cm | 5th |
| Egypt | 170.3 cm | 5th |
| Saudi Arabia | 170 cm | 6th |
| Malaysia | 169 cm | 8th |
| Mexico | 169 cm | 8th |
| South Africa | 169 cm | 8th |
| Thailand | 169 cm | 8th |
| Vietnam | 168 cm | 10th |
| Pakistan | 167 cm | 13th |
| India | 166.5 cm | 14th |
| Nigeria | 165.9 cm | 16th |
| Indonesia | 165 cm | 20th |
| Nepal | 165 cm | 20th |
| Philippines | 163.5 cm | 26th |
Country percentiles assume a normal distribution around each published national average, so treat them as close estimates rather than exact national statistics. The US figure above uses full reference data.
Questions about 159 cm
What percentile is 159 cm for a man?
159 cm (5'3") is the 1st percentile for adult men, meaning a man at this height is taller than about 1% of adult men and shorter than about 99%.
Is 159 cm tall for a man?
At the 1st percentile, 159 cm counts as "shorter than most" for adult men. In a room of 100 men, roughly 1 would be shorter and 99 taller.
How tall is 159 cm in feet and inches?
159 cm is 5'3".