Height varies a lot around the world — and some countries come far behind.
Using medical data, INSIDER calculated average height figures for the 25 shortest countries.
Scroll down to see the nations with the shortest people on earth.
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25-year-old Junrey Balawing from the Philippines was awarded the title of world's smallest living man in September 2015. He is just 59.9cm (1 foot 11.58 inches) tall.
Although he is the most extreme example, he is part of a broader scientific phenomenon: Filipinos are among the shortest people on earth.
INSIDER compiled a ranking of average height data from a medical database run by NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, a project linked to Imperial College London.
It lists separate figures for male and female height in each country — we took an average of these two figures to give a rough idea of how tall the average person is in the country, and also listed the separate male and female figures.
Scroll down to see the 25 countries at the bottom.
25. Sri Lanka — 160.12cm (5 feet 3.04 inches)
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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 — 160.11cm (5 feet 3.03 inches)
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The average person in Honduras is 160.11cm (5 feet 3.03 inches) tall.
The average Honduran man is 166.39cm (5 feet 5.50 inches) tall.
The average Honduran woman is 153.84cm (5.056 inches) tall.
The shortest tribe are the Mbutsi people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with an average height of 1.37 m (4 ft 6 in) for men and 1.35 m (4 ft 5 in) for women, with some groups averaging only 1.32 m (4 ft 4 in) for men and 1.24 m (4 ft 1 in) for women.
Chandra Bahadur Dangi (30 November 1939 – 3 September 2015) (Nepali: चन्द्रबहादुर डाँगी, pronounced [t͡sʌndrʌˈbʌɦadur ˈɖãŋɡi], or [t͡sʌndraˈbaːdur ˈɖãŋɡi] ( listen)) was a Nepali man who was the shortest man in recorded history measuring 54.6 cm (1 ft 91⁄2 in). Dangi was a primordial dwarf.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average age-adjusted height for American men 20 years and older is is 69.1 inches (175.4 cm), or 5 feet 9 inches tall, and the average height of an American female over 20 years of age is 63.5 inches (161.5 cm), or 5' 3.5" tall.
Latvian women are the tallest on the planet, with an average height of 170cm. * The top four tallest countries for men are the Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and Latvia. The top four tallest countries for women are Latvia, the Netherlands, Estonia and the Czech Republic.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, short stature means an estimated final height below 5 feet 3 inches for boys or 4 feet 11 inches for girls. The average height in the United States is 5 feet 8 inches for men and 5 feet 4 inches for women.
Since ancient times the Mediterranean island of Sardinia has been known for harboring a population with an average body height shorter than almost every other ethnic group in Europe.
Ethnicity is an important factor determining the height of an individual. Ethnically different populations might respond differently to the same environmental factors and thus the final height in different ethnic groups is different. Height is a polygenic trait with a high degree of heritability.
According to statistics, the average height of men in Russia is 178 cm, women are 166cm, the Volga Federal District, which includes Tatarstan, the average height of men is 175 cm, women - 164cm.
In a paper published in Nature, the researchers show that northern Europeans seem to have a stronger genetic link to a particularly tall nomadic population from the Eurasian steppe who came to Europe around 4,500 years ago. Because of these genes, northern Europeans are still tall compared to others on the continent.
The average German is 172.87cm (5 feet 8.06 inches) tall on average. The average German man is 179.88cm (5 feet 8.81 inches) tall. The average German woman is 165.86cm (5 feet 5.29 inches) tall.
Some girls' height tends to peak around age 14 or 15. Boys, however, may grow until around 16 but may show the most growth between ages 12 and 15. The percentile your child falls into isn't as important as consistency.
White boys catch up to black boys at age 14 and white girls catch up at age 15 and are taller thereafter. At age 19 whites are only slightly taller: By 0.12sigma (0.8 cm) for boys and 0.03sigma (0.2 cm) among girls.
The overall crude estimate of mean height for all women decreased significantly from 162.1 cm (5 ft 3.8 in) in 1999 to 161.5 cm (5 ft 3.6 in) in 2016. ... Average Height of US-Americans.
Being short is not generally considered a disability. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), for a person to qualify as disabled, they need to have an impairment that creates great obstacles in completing and participating in major life activities.
, men are on average cm 175 (5.741 ft), women cm 163 (5.348 ft). The average varies geographically (taller in the north and center) and for age groups (taller 18–35 yrs old). In 1900 the average height of men was cm 161 (5.282 ft).
Hawaii has the shortest average height among both men and women. This can be attributed to the race factor previously mentioned. Hawaii's population is less than one-third Black or white.
The report says that the shrinking average is partly to do with immigration, but that growth is also 'stagnating' in people whose parents and grandparents are inbred Dutch.
If they are tall or short, then your own height is said to end up somewhere based on the average heights between your two parents. Genes aren't the sole predictor of a person's height. In some instances, a child might be much taller than their parents and other relatives.
Scientists estimate that about 80 percent of an individual's height is determined by the DNA sequence variations they have inherited, but which genes these changes are in and what they do to affect height are only partially understood.
It is possible to have a tall child from relatively short parents. Whilst genetics play a major role, other modifiable factors can help increase such a child's height.
The average male height in Japan is 170.8 cm (5 feet 7.2 inches), which is the exact height of 50-54 years old Japanese people. When we compare it to the US male average height, it is 5 cm shorter (1.8 inches).
Average height for males by region. Share on Pinterest The average height for males varies by region, due to health and nutrition. In 2017, the average male in the United States measured 69 inches (5 feet 9 inches). Around a century ago, the average height in the U.S. was 67 inches (5′ 7″).
According to a recent study published in The American Economic Review, they were then the tallest people in the world. Men stood an average 172.6 centimeters (about 5 feet, 8 inches) tall, a hair or two above Australian men (averaging 172 cm), American men of European decent (171 cm) and European men (170 cm or less).
"The examination of skeletons from different localities in Scandinavia reveals that the average height of the Vikings was a little less than that of today: men were about 5 ft 7-3/4 in.tall and women 5 ft 2-1/2 in.
The average person in France is 172.31cm (5 feet 7.83 inches) tall. The average French man is 179.73cm (5 feet 10.76 inches) tall. The average French woman is 164.88cm (5 feet 4.91 inches) tall.
The fastest road race in the world is the Silver State Classic Challenge held on Nevada's Route 318, in which the fastest cars can surpass speeds of 394 km/h (245 mph) over the 145-km (90-mile) course.
A sprint is a short running race. In a track and field competition there are generally three different sprint distances: 100m, 200m, and 400m. The original Olympic event, the stadion race, was a sprint of around 180m. A sprint race starts out with the runners in starting blocks in their lane.
The overall crude estimate of mean height for all women decreased significantly from 162.1 cm (5 ft 3.8 in) in 1999 to 161.5 cm (5 ft 3.6 in) in 2016. ... Average Height of US-Americans.
On 9 July 2010, Lemaitre officially became the first man purely of European descent to run 100 metres in under 10 seconds, with a time of 9.98 s at the 2010 French National Championships in the city of Valence.
“Blacks tend to have longer limbs with smaller circumferences, meaning that their centers of gravity are higher compared to whites of the same height,” Bejan said. “Asians and whites tend to have longer torsos, so their centers of gravity are lower.”
Sprint. A full-speed run over a short distance. In Olympic events, the 100m, 200m and 400m events are considered sprints; the finishing kick of a distance race can be described as a sprint.
OMB requires five minimum categories: White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
With data from 17,364 people over 18 years of age, the National Chamber of the Clothing Industry found that the average Mexican man weighs 164.90 Pounds (74.8 kilos) and measures 5.38 Ft (1.64 meters) , while women weigh 151.45 Pounds (68.7 kilos.)
The 10-mile run is a long-distance running event over a distance of ten miles (16.1 kilometres). It can be held on a road course or on a running track. Also referred to as a 10-miler or 10 miles run, it is a relatively common distance in countries that use the mile as a unit of measure.
'” In reality, it doesn't make as big of a difference as people think. In fact, while tall people may have longer stride length, they also generally carry more weight than shorter people, which can even out the playing field (although, this, of course, varies from individual to individual).
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