Here are the 25 countries with the shortest average populations:
People watch a sunset at the Galle Face Seafront in Colombo earlier this month. Sri Lankans stand 160.12cm tall, on average. Photo: EPA-EFE
The average man in Sri Lanka is 165.68cm (5 feet 5.23 inches) tall.
The average woman in Sri Lanka is 154.56cm (5 feet 0.85 inches) tall.
The average Honduran man is 166.39cm (5 feet 5.5 inches) tall.
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The average Honduran woman is 153.84cm (5.056 inches) tall.
An average Liberian man is 163.66cm (5 feet 4.43 inches) tall.
An average Liberian woman is 155.66cm (5 feet 1.28 inches) tall.
People wait for rice donated by the UN World Food Programme at a monastery in Sittwe, Myanmar’s Rakhine state, following a cyclone last month. Poor diet is one of the major factors that determines a person’s height, studies say. Photo: AFP
An average Myanmar man is 164.67cm (5 feet 4.83 inches) tall.
An average Myanmar woman is 154.37cm (5 feet 0.77 inches) tall.
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (front, left) inspects a guard of honour at Brunei’s royal palace in 2017. The average Bruneian man is 165cm tall. Photo: Xinhua
The average Bruneian man is 165cm (5 feet 4.96 inches) tall.
The average Bruneian woman is 153.98cm (5 feet 0.62 inches) tall.
Bhutan’s Queen Jetsun Pema (right) and Princess Euphelma arrive at a palace in Amman this month for the royal wedding ceremony of Jordan’s crown prince. The average Bhutanese woman is 153.62cm tall. Photo: Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP
The average Bhutanese man is 165.3cm (5 feet 5.07 inches) tall.
The average Bhutanese woman is 153.62cm (5 feet 0.48 inches) tall.
An average Mozambican man is 164.79cm (5 feet 4.88 inches) tall.
The average Mozambican woman is 153.96cm (5 feet 0.61 inches) tall.
Men, on average, in the Solomon Islands are 164.14cm (5 feet 4.62 inches) tall.
While woman in the Solomon Islands are, on average, 154.41cm (5 feet 0.79 inches) tall.
A darts competition in Port Moresby last month. Papuan men are 163.56cm tall on average. Photo: AFP
Papuan men are 163.56cm (5 feet 4.39 inches) tall on average.
Papuan women are 154.87cm (5 feet 0.97 inches) tall on average.
An average Peruvian man is 165.23cm (5 feet 5.05 inches) tall.
An average Peruvian woman is 152.93cm (5 feet 0.21 inches) tall.
People rest inside a shopping centre to escape high temperatures in Hanoi earlier this month. Vietnamese people are 159.01cm tall on average. Photo: AFP
Vietnamese men are on average 164.44cm (5 feet 4.74 inches) tall.
Vietnamese women are on average 153.59cm 5 feet 0.46 inches) tall.
A crowded beach in Mumbai pictured last summer. Indians are 158.76cm tall on average. Photo: Reuters
An average Indian man is 164.94cm (5 feet 4.93 inches) tall.
The average Indian women is 152.58cm (5 feet 0.07 inches) tall.
Rwandan men are on average 162.67 (5 feet 4.04 inches) tall.
Rwandan women are on average 158.73cm (5 feet 2.49 inches) tall.
The average man from Malawi is 162.22cm (5 feet 3.86 inches) tall, and the average women from the country is 154.4cm (5 feet 0.78 inches) tall.
People assist a young jockey and his mount before a traditional horse race in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Monday. Indonesian men are 163.55cm tall on average. Photo: AFP
Indonesian men are 163.55cm (5 feet 4.39 inches) tall on average.
Indonesian women are 152.79cm (5 feet 0.15 inches) tall on average.
People attend the closing ceremony of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh last month. Cambodians are an average of 158.11cm tall. Photo: Xinhua
The men are an average 163.32cm (5 feet 4.30 inches) tall.
The women are an average 152.9cm (5 feet 0.19 inches) tall.
People gather at an electronics shop in Dhaka to buy fans during a countrywide heatwave earlier this month. The average Bangladeshi is 157.29cm tall. Photo: Reuters
The average Bangladeshi man is 163.8cm (5 feet 4.48 inches) tall.
The average Bangladeshi woman is 150.78cm (4 feet 11.36 inches) tall.
A man from the Marshall Islands is on average 162.8cm (5 fet 4.09 inches) tall.
A woman from the Marshall Islands is on average 151.3cm (4 feet 11.56 inches) tall.
The average male in Yemen is 159.88cm (5 feet 2.94 inches) tall.
The average female in Yemen is 153.97cm (5 feet 0.61 inches) tall.
People from Nepal’s Kirat community perform a traditional dance during a festival in Kathmandu last month. The average Nepali person is 156.58cm tall. Photo: Xinhua
The average Nepali man 162.31cm (5 feet 3.9 inches) tall.
The average Nepali woman is 150.86cm (4 feet 11.39 inches) tall.
Filipino children frolic in a lake in Philippines’ Albay province with the active Mayon volcano in the background. The average Filipino is 156.41cm tall. Photo: EPA-EFE
The average Filipino man is 163.22cm (5 feet 4.25 inches) tall.
The average Filipino woman is 149.6cm (4 feet 10.89 inches) tall.
The average Guatemalan man is 163.4cm (5 feet 4.33 inches) tall.
The average Guatemalan woman is 149.38cm (4 feet 10.81cm) tall.
The average Malagasy man is 161.54cm (5 feet 3.6 inches) tall.
The average Malagasy woman is 151.18cm (4 feet 11.51 inches) tall.
People walk by a war monument in the Laotian capital Vientiane. The average person from Laos is 155.89cm tall. Photo: AFP
A Lao man is on average 160.51cm (5 feet 3.19 inches) tall.
Lao women are 151.26cm (4 feet 11.55 inches) tall on average.
People queue to cast their votes during parliamentary elections in Dili last month. People in East Timor are 155.47cm tall on average. Photo: EPA-EFE
The average Timorese man is 159.79cm (5 feet 2.9 inches) tall.
The average Timorese woman is 151.15cm (4 feet 11.5 inches) tall.
People watch a sunset at the Galle Face Seafront in Colombo earlier this month. Sri Lankans stand 160.12cm tall, on average. Photo: EPA-EFE
25. Sri Lanka
The average Sri Lankan is 160.12cm (5 feet 3.04 inches) tall.The average man in Sri Lanka is 165.68cm (5 feet 5.23 inches) tall.
The average woman in Sri Lanka is 154.56cm (5 feet 0.85 inches) tall.
24. Honduras
The average person in Honduras is 160.11cm (5 feet 3.03 inches) tall.The average Honduran man is 166.39cm (5 feet 5.5 inches) tall.
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The average Honduran woman is 153.84cm (5.056 inches) tall.
23. Liberia
The average Liberian is 159.66cm (5 feet 2.85 inches) tall.An average Liberian man is 163.66cm (5 feet 4.43 inches) tall.
An average Liberian woman is 155.66cm (5 feet 1.28 inches) tall.
People wait for rice donated by the UN World Food Programme at a monastery in Sittwe, Myanmar’s Rakhine state, following a cyclone last month. Poor diet is one of the major factors that determines a person’s height, studies say. Photo: AFP
22. Myanmar
The average person in Myanmar is 159.52cm (5 feet 2.8 inches) tall.An average Myanmar man is 164.67cm (5 feet 4.83 inches) tall.
An average Myanmar woman is 154.37cm (5 feet 0.77 inches) tall.
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (front, left) inspects a guard of honour at Brunei’s royal palace in 2017. The average Bruneian man is 165cm tall. Photo: Xinhua
21. Brunei
The average Bruneian is 159.49cm (5 feet 2.79 inches) tall.The average Bruneian man is 165cm (5 feet 4.96 inches) tall.
The average Bruneian woman is 153.98cm (5 feet 0.62 inches) tall.
Bhutan’s Queen Jetsun Pema (right) and Princess Euphelma arrive at a palace in Amman this month for the royal wedding ceremony of Jordan’s crown prince. The average Bhutanese woman is 153.62cm tall. Photo: Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP
20. Bhutan
The average person in Bhutan is 159.46cm (5 fet 2.77 inches) tall.The average Bhutanese man is 165.3cm (5 feet 5.07 inches) tall.
The average Bhutanese woman is 153.62cm (5 feet 0.48 inches) tall.
19. Mozambique
The average Mozambican is 159.37cm (5 feet 2.74 inches) tall.An average Mozambican man is 164.79cm (5 feet 4.88 inches) tall.
The average Mozambican woman is 153.96cm (5 feet 0.61 inches) tall.
18. Solomon Islands
The average Solomon Islands person is 159.27cm (5 feet 2.7 inches) tall.Men, on average, in the Solomon Islands are 164.14cm (5 feet 4.62 inches) tall.
While woman in the Solomon Islands are, on average, 154.41cm (5 feet 0.79 inches) tall.
A darts competition in Port Moresby last month. Papuan men are 163.56cm tall on average. Photo: AFP
17. Papua New Guinea
Papuans are an average 159.21cm (5 feet 2.68 inches) tall.Papuan men are 163.56cm (5 feet 4.39 inches) tall on average.
Papuan women are 154.87cm (5 feet 0.97 inches) tall on average.
16. Peru
The average height of a person in Peru is 159.08cm (5 feet 2.63 inches).An average Peruvian man is 165.23cm (5 feet 5.05 inches) tall.
An average Peruvian woman is 152.93cm (5 feet 0.21 inches) tall.
People rest inside a shopping centre to escape high temperatures in Hanoi earlier this month. Vietnamese people are 159.01cm tall on average. Photo: AFP
15. Vietnam
People in Vietnam have an average height of 159.01cm (5 feet 2.60 inches).Vietnamese men are on average 164.44cm (5 feet 4.74 inches) tall.
Vietnamese women are on average 153.59cm 5 feet 0.46 inches) tall.
A crowded beach in Mumbai pictured last summer. Indians are 158.76cm tall on average. Photo: Reuters
14. India
Indians are 158.76cm (5 feet 2.5 inches) tall on average.An average Indian man is 164.94cm (5 feet 4.93 inches) tall.
The average Indian women is 152.58cm (5 feet 0.07 inches) tall.
13. Rwanda
Rwandans have an average height of 158.73cm (5 feet 2.49 inches).Rwandan men are on average 162.67 (5 feet 4.04 inches) tall.
Rwandan women are on average 158.73cm (5 feet 2.49 inches) tall.
12. Malawi
People from Malawi are 158.31cm (5 feet 2.32 inches) tall on average.The average man from Malawi is 162.22cm (5 feet 3.86 inches) tall, and the average women from the country is 154.4cm (5 feet 0.78 inches) tall.
People assist a young jockey and his mount before a traditional horse race in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Monday. Indonesian men are 163.55cm tall on average. Photo: AFP
11. Indonesia
People in Indonesia are an average of 158.17cm (5 feet 2.27 inches) tall.Indonesian men are 163.55cm (5 feet 4.39 inches) tall on average.
Indonesian women are 152.79cm (5 feet 0.15 inches) tall on average.
People attend the closing ceremony of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh last month. Cambodians are an average of 158.11cm tall. Photo: Xinhua
10. Cambodia
In Cambodia, people are 158.11cm (5 feet 2.24 inches) tall on average.The men are an average 163.32cm (5 feet 4.30 inches) tall.
The women are an average 152.9cm (5 feet 0.19 inches) tall.
People gather at an electronics shop in Dhaka to buy fans during a countrywide heatwave earlier this month. The average Bangladeshi is 157.29cm tall. Photo: Reuters
9. Bangladesh
The average Bangladeshi is 157.29cm (5 feet 1.92 inches) tall.The average Bangladeshi man is 163.8cm (5 feet 4.48 inches) tall.
The average Bangladeshi woman is 150.78cm (4 feet 11.36 inches) tall.
8. The Marshall Islands
An average person in the small Micronesian nation of the Marshall Islands is 157.05cm (5 feet 1.83 inches) tall.A man from the Marshall Islands is on average 162.8cm (5 fet 4.09 inches) tall.
A woman from the Marshall Islands is on average 151.3cm (4 feet 11.56 inches) tall.
7. Yemen
The average Yemeni is 156.92cm (5 feet 1.78 inches) tall.The average male in Yemen is 159.88cm (5 feet 2.94 inches) tall.
The average female in Yemen is 153.97cm (5 feet 0.61 inches) tall.
People from Nepal’s Kirat community perform a traditional dance during a festival in Kathmandu last month. The average Nepali person is 156.58cm tall. Photo: Xinhua
6. Nepal
The average person in Nepal is 156.58cm (5 feet 1.64 inches) tall.The average Nepali man 162.31cm (5 feet 3.9 inches) tall.
The average Nepali woman is 150.86cm (4 feet 11.39 inches) tall.
Filipino children frolic in a lake in Philippines’ Albay province with the active Mayon volcano in the background. The average Filipino is 156.41cm tall. Photo: EPA-EFE
5. Philippines
The average person in the Philippines is 156.41cm (5 feet 1.57 inches) tall.The average Filipino man is 163.22cm (5 feet 4.25 inches) tall.
The average Filipino woman is 149.6cm (4 feet 10.89 inches) tall.
4. Guatemala
The average Guatemalan is 156.39cm (5 feet 1.57 inches) tall.The average Guatemalan man is 163.4cm (5 feet 4.33 inches) tall.
The average Guatemalan woman is 149.38cm (4 feet 10.81cm) tall.
3. Madagascar
The average person in Madagascar is 156.36cm (5 feet 1.56 inches) tall.The average Malagasy man is 161.54cm (5 feet 3.6 inches) tall.
The average Malagasy woman is 151.18cm (4 feet 11.51 inches) tall.
People walk by a war monument in the Laotian capital Vientiane. The average person from Laos is 155.89cm tall. Photo: AFP
2. Laos
An average person from Laos is 155.89cm (5 feet 1.37 inches) tall.A Lao man is on average 160.51cm (5 feet 3.19 inches) tall.
Lao women are 151.26cm (4 feet 11.55 inches) tall on average.
People queue to cast their votes during parliamentary elections in Dili last month. People in East Timor are 155.47cm tall on average. Photo: EPA-EFE
1. East Timor
People in East Timor are on average 155.47cm (5 feet 1.28 inches) tall.The average Timorese man is 159.79cm (5 feet 2.9 inches) tall.
The average Timorese woman is 151.15cm (4 feet 11.5 inches) tall.
