4'11" Height Percentile for Women

A woman who is 4'11" (149.9 cm) sits in the 5th percentile for adult women — taller than about 5% of them, and shorter than about 95%.

Percentile

5th

Shorter than most

In a room of 100

5

women would be shorter

vs US average

11.4 cm

Average is 161.3 cm (5'4")

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4'11" sits at the 5th percentile of the adult woman distribution

How 4'11" ranks around the world

The same height reads very differently depending on where you are. Sorted by each country's average height for women.

CountryAverageYour percentile
the Netherlands170.4 cm<1st
Latvia169 cm<1st
Denmark167.2 cm<1st
Czech Republic167 cm<1st
Estonia167 cm<1st
Lithuania167 cm<1st
Norway167 cm<1st
Slovenia167 cm<1st
Germany166.8 cm<1st
Finland166.5 cm1st
Austria166 cm1st
Croatia166 cm1st
Serbia166 cm1st
Sweden166 cm1st
Australia165.9 cm1st
Poland165.5 cm1st
Belgium165 cm1st
Greece165 cm1st
Slovakia165 cm1st
Ukraine165 cm1st
France164.9 cm1st
Italy164.6 cm1st
the UK164.4 cm1st
Israel164 cm2nd
Russia164 cm2nd
Switzerland164 cm2nd
Canada163.9 cm2nd
Hungary163 cm2nd
Spain163 cm2nd
South Korea162.3 cm3rd
Bulgaria162 cm3rd
Romania162 cm3rd
the US161.5 cm4th
Argentina161 cm4th
Turkey161 cm4th
Brazil160.9 cm5th
Egypt160.8 cm5th
China160 cm6th
Iran160 cm6th
Portugal160 cm6th
Nigeria159.8 cm6th
Thailand159 cm8th
Colombia158.6 cm9th
Chile158 cm11th
Japan158 cm11th
South Africa158 cm11th
Indonesia157 cm14th
Malaysia157 cm14th
Mexico157 cm14th
Saudi Arabia157 cm14th
Vietnam156 cm17th
Pakistan154 cm26th
India152.6 cm34th
Nepal152 cm37th
Philippines151.8 cm39th

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 4'11"

What percentile is 4'11" for a woman?

4'11" (149.9 cm) is the 5th percentile for adult women, meaning a woman at this height is taller than about 5% of adult women and shorter than about 95%.

Is 4'11" tall for a woman?

At the 5th percentile, 4'11" counts as "shorter than most" for adult women. In a room of 100 women, roughly 5 would be shorter and 95 taller.

How many centimetres is 4'11"?

4'11" is 149.9 cm.

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