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Shoe Size by Country

Germany and Austria tie for the highest Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes) (10.5). India has the lowest (8.0). 79 of the 161 share 9.5, the most common value.

Facts & TriviaPopulation161 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Nov 28, 2024Original page
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Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 161 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
9.5
Middle half 9.5 – 10.0
Average
9.6
161 countries
Highest
10.5
Germany
Lowest
8.0
India

Data

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161 countries · # = rank by Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)
#
1Germany10.57.0
1Austria10.57.0
3United States10.07.0
3Russia10.07.0
3Turkey10.06.5
3United Kingdom10.06.5
3France10.06.5
3Spain10.06.5
3Canada10.07.0
3Ukraine10.06.5
3Poland10.07.0
3Uzbekistan10.06.5
3Kazakhstan10.06.5
3Romania10.06.5
3Netherlands10.06.5
3Belgium10.06.5
3Tajikistan10.06.5
3Sweden10.06.5
3Czechia10.06.5
3Azerbaijan10.06.5
3Portugal10.06.5
3Greece10.06.5
3Israel10.06.5
3Hungary10.06.5
3Switzerland10.06.5
3Belarus10.07.0
3Turkmenistan10.06.5
3Kyrgyzstan10.06.5
3Bulgaria10.06.5
3Serbia10.06.5
3Denmark10.06.5
3Norway10.06.5
3Finland10.06.5
3Slovakia10.06.5
3Ireland10.06.5
3Croatia10.06.5
3Georgia10.06.5
3Mongolia10.06.5
3Uruguay10.06.5
3Bosnia and Herzegovina10.06.5
3Moldova10.06.5
3Armenia10.06.5
3Lithuania10.06.5
3Albania10.07.0
3Slovenia10.06.5
3Latvia10.06.5
3North Macedonia10.06.5
3Estonia10.06.5
3Luxembourg10.06.5
3Montenegro10.06.5
3Iceland10.06.5
3Andorra10.06.5
3Liechtenstein10.06.5
3Monaco10.06.5
3San Marino10.06.5
3Vatican City10.06.5
57Nigeria9.56.0
57Brazil9.56.5
57Ethiopia9.56.0
57Egypt9.56.0
57DR Congo9.56.0
57Iran9.56.0
57Tanzania9.56.0
57South Africa9.56.0
57Italy9.56.5
57Kenya9.56.0
57Sudan9.56.0
57Uganda9.56.0
57Algeria9.56.0
57Iraq9.56.0
57Argentina9.56.0
57Afghanistan9.56.0
57Yemen9.56.0
57Angola9.56.0
57Morocco9.56.0
57Mozambique9.56.0
57Ghana9.56.0
57Saudi Arabia9.56.0
57Peru9.56.0
57Madagascar9.56.0
57Ivory Coast9.56.0
57Cameroon9.56.0
57Niger9.56.0
57Venezuela9.56.0
57Syria9.56.0
57Mali9.56.0
57Burkina Faso9.56.0
57Malawi9.56.0
57Zambia9.56.0
57Chad9.56.0
57Somalia9.56.0
57Chile9.56.0
57Senegal9.56.0
57Guatemala9.56.0
57Zimbabwe9.56.0
57Guinea9.56.0
57Benin9.56.0
57Rwanda9.56.0
57Burundi9.56.0
57Bolivia9.56.0
57South Sudan9.56.0
57Tunisia9.56.0
57Dominican Republic9.56.0
57Jordan9.56.0
57United Arab Emirates9.56.0
57Honduras9.56.0
57Cuba9.56.0
57Togo9.56.0
57Sierra Leone9.56.0
57Libya9.56.0
57Nicaragua9.56.0
57Paraguay9.56.0
57Republic of the Congo9.56.0
57El Salvador9.56.0
57Lebanon9.56.0
57Liberia9.56.0
57Central African Republic9.56.0
57Oman9.56.0
57Mauritania9.56.0
57Costa Rica9.56.0
57Kuwait9.56.0
57Panama9.56.0
57Qatar9.56.0
57Namibia9.56.0
57Jamaica9.56.0
57Gabon9.56.0
57Bahrain9.56.0
57Cyprus9.56.0
57Mauritius9.56.0
57Guyana9.56.0
57Suriname9.56.0
57Malta9.56.0
57Belize9.56.0
57Bahamas9.56.0
57Barbados9.56.0
136China9.06.0
136Indonesia9.05.5
136Pakistan9.05.5
136Mexico9.06.0
136Japan9.05.5
136Philippines9.05.5
136Vietnam9.05.5
136Thailand9.05.5
136Myanmar9.05.5
136Colombia9.06.0
136South Korea9.05.5
136Malaysia9.05.5
136Nepal9.05.5
136North Korea9.05.5
136Sri Lanka9.05.5
136Taiwan9.05.5
136Ecuador9.06.0
136Cambodia9.05.5
136Laos9.05.5
136Singapore9.05.5
136Timor-Leste9.05.5
136Bhutan9.05.5
136Maldives9.05.5
136Brunei9.05.5
160Bangladesh8.55.5
161India8.05.0

What correlates with Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)?

Pearson r against 1,477 other country metrics sharing at least 97 countries. Correlation is not causation.

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Opposite directions

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  4. Low Birth Weight (LBW) EstimateAverage Birth Weight by Country
    r = −0.65 · strong · n = 136
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  5. Upper IntervalAverage Birth Weight by Country
    r = −0.63 · strong · n = 136
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  6. Lower IntervalAverage Birth Weight by Country
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Quick answers

Which countries have the highest Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)?
Germany and Austria tie for the highest Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes), at 10.5.
Which country has the lowest Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)?
India has the lowest Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes), at 8.0.
What is the median Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes) across countries?
The median is 9.5 across the 161 countries with data.
Where does the Shoe Size by Country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Shoe size - Wiki; International Shoe Size Conversion Chart - Women & Men- Sizely.

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