Is 147 cm tall for a man?

147 cm is taller than under 1% of men worldwide, under 1% of men in the United States and under 1% of men in Norway. Short in most countries, though less so in Timor-Leste, where it is taller than 5% of men.

Is 147 cm tall for a woman?

For women, 147 cm is the 5th percentile worldwide and the 1st percentile in the United States. The global mean for women is 159.0 cm (5 ft 3 in), so 147 cm is 12.0 cm below it.

What is 147 cm in feet?

147 cm is 57.9 inches, which is 4 ft 10 in to the nearest inch. One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm.

Worldwide, about 1 in 741 men are at most 147 cm, and 1 in 18 women. In Norway it is under 1 in 10,000 men, in the United States under 1 in 10,000.

Is 147 cm tall?

147 cm (4 ft 10 in) is taller than under 1% of men worldwide, under 1% of American men and under 1% of Norwegian men. For women it is the 5th percentile worldwide.

Percentile

<1%

of men worldwide are shorter than 147 cm

147 cm = 4 ft 10 in

147 cm by group

Men

Share of men shorter than 147 cm, by country
Group	Mean	Shorter than you	1 in X
World	171.0 cm	<1%	1 in 741
India	164.9 cm	<1%	1 in 211
China	171.8 cm	<1%	1 in 7,538
United States	177.1 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000
Indonesia	163.6 cm	1%	1 in 188
Pakistan	166.9 cm	1%	1 in 155
Nigeria	165.9 cm	<1%	1 in 549
Brazil	173.6 cm	<1%	1 in 9,073
Bangladesh	163.8 cm	2%	1 in 56
Russia	176.5 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000
Mexico	169.0 cm	<1%	1 in 1,646
Norway	179.7 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000

Women

Share of women shorter than 147 cm, by country
Group	Mean	Shorter than you	1 in X
World	159.0 cm	5%	1 in 18
India	152.6 cm	19%	1 in 5
China	159.7 cm	2%	1 in 49
United States	163.5 cm	1%	1 in 109
Indonesia	152.8 cm	17%	1 in 6
Pakistan	153.8 cm	18%	1 in 5
Nigeria	156.3 cm	6%	1 in 17
Brazil	160.9 cm	2%	1 in 62
Bangladesh	150.8 cm	31%	1 in 3
Russia	165.3 cm	<1%	1 in 360
Mexico	156.8 cm	6%	1 in 18
Norway	165.6 cm	<1%	1 in 741

Percentile is the share of the group shorter than this height. “1 in X” counts the rarer side: people at or beyond this value above the median, at or under it below. Percentiles are estimated from a normal distribution with each group's mean and standard deviation.

What this means

In a room of 100 men from around the world, you would most likely be the shortest. About 1 in 741 men are 147 cm or under.
Across the 186 countries in our data, 147 cm stands out most in Denmark, where it is taller than under 1% of men, and least in Timor-Leste, where it is taller than 5%.
For a woman, 147 cm is the 5th percentile worldwide. The global mean is 159.0 cm for women and 171.0 cm for men, a gap of 12.0 cm.

Questions

Is 147 cm tall for a man?: 147 cm is taller than under 1% of men worldwide, under 1% of men in the United States and under 1% of men in Norway. Short in most countries, though less so in Timor-Leste, where it is taller than 5% of men.
Is 147 cm tall for a woman?: For women, 147 cm is the 5th percentile worldwide and the 1st percentile in the United States. The global mean for women is 159.0 cm (5 ft 3 in), so 147 cm is 12.0 cm below it.
What is 147 cm in feet?: 147 cm is 57.9 inches, which is 4 ft 10 in to the nearest inch. One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm.
How rare is 147 cm?: Worldwide, about 1 in 741 men are at most 147 cm, and 1 in 18 women. In Norway it is under 1 in 10,000 men, in the United States under 1 in 10,000.

Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, eLife 2016, mean height at 18 of adults born in 1996. Country SDs where published, otherwise the global SD. Percentiles on this page are our estimate from a normal distribution with the stated mean and SD.

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