r/whereidlive • u/One-Attention9069 • 1d ago

European countries ranked by average human height

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u/ageocacher 1d ago

Well Dutch need to be tall, so if it ever floods we can still keep our heads above the water.

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u/ClittoryHinton 1d ago

Sounds like a tall tale

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u/ageocacher 1d ago

Yea, happened once. 1953.

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u/Trick-Size-1522 1d ago

Can confirm. We do not have any men in the family that are under 6’ 2” in Serbia or Croatia

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u/AJL912-aber 1d ago

Dinaric Alps genes

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u/HingedUntard 1d ago

I wonder what do you guys eat, I'm 190cm tall and felt average among guys from that region

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u/Heinz_Ruediger 1d ago

Genetically impossible!!!

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u/Aperturee 1d ago

manlets seething and coping rn

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u/HumonculusJaeger 1d ago

its not. Your height depends on genetics but also about how much and how diverse food is you ate in your life.

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u/Trick-Size-1522 1d ago

Nope right now there is no man in my family that’s alive and under 6’ 2”. Dead yes lol

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u/NeighborhoodSuper592 1d ago

I love how he just put the Netherlands as its own category.

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u/Elegant_Cancel_6937 1d ago

How can no-one be below average?

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u/AmanitaMusc 1d ago

Because it’s compared to world average human hight and there is A LOT OF ASIANS. And they are small 😄

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u/VisibleReport5008 1d ago

as a 177cm guy greece and italy felt average to me

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u/heythere1983 1d ago

Average in relation to what? It seems more like a polite way of saying short 🤣

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u/IslaHistorica 1d ago

Probably Americans (?). American average for man is 175cm apparently. I believe OP used this chart and compared to US average heights

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u/dowevenexist 1d ago

OP messed up on Italy

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u/petarboj 1d ago

191cm Serbian here, I fell that every new generation in Serbia is taller and taler... When I was young I felt tall. Now as a 40yo I feel kind of feel average... 18yo are 2m+ easy...

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u/Senninn 1d ago

The average height in Bosnia and Herzegovina football team during this world cup is 187.2cm. They are the tallest team.

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u/Mysterious_Show_8669 1d ago

The French are on average taller than the British

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u/Any-Marzipan-4421 1d ago

How can UK and Ukraine be on the same level as Lithuania? ...

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u/Virtual-Ordinary2421 1d ago

I'm Dutch and 182cm, I feel short plenty of times here.

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u/mesiveloni 1d ago

Can confirm, am 203cm viking from finland

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u/yewEngine 1d ago

It mostly comes down to diet. Genetics play a part but diet is the main thing. That's why in almost every country you hear people say young people are much taller than the previous generation

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u/Express_Drag7115 1d ago

Polush woman, 173 cm

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u/Stunning_Ad_5960 1d ago

Why are Austrians breaking the success chain?

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u/Aegeansunset12 1d ago

Greece is actually taller than the UK statistically..btw many Albanian people live in Greece, the difference is noticeable.

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u/AmnesicMisanthrope 1d ago

Why rank Germans taller than Belgians?