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    Average Male Height by country with changes and sources(scientific research)

    Average Height Country By Country with sources (scientific research)

    I'm a researcher, check the true average height country by country:
    (with sources)enter in the site:wikipedia human height

    Stats between 2006-2008

    2 Averages:
    1) Youth:18-30 years
    2) Entire population/adults- All ages over 18 years,18+

    1)Average Height Country by Country (Youth:18-30 years)
    Country/Average Male Height (cm)/population
    Netherlands 184,80 16318199
    Iceland 181,70 319355
    Denmark 180,60 5413392
    Croatia 180,30 4496869
    Germany 180,30 82424609
    Czech Republic 180,30 10246178
    Hungary 180,30 10106017
    Serbia 180,20 10159046
    Austria 180,20 8174762
    Sweden 180,10 8986400
    Norway 180,00 4737171
    Australia 179,50 19913144
    Estonia 179,10 1307605
    Luxembourg 179,10 486006
    Finland 178,20 5214512
    Poland 178,00 38626349
    New Zealand 178,00 3993817
    Sudan 178,00 40218455
    Switzerland 177,50 7450867
    Romania 177,50 22355551
    United States 177,30 293027571
    United Kingdom 177,00 60270708
    Belgium 176,90 10348276
    Greece 176,80 10647529
    France 176,70 60424213
    Ukraine 176,50 47732079
    Lithuania 176,30 3565205
    Ireland 176,10 3969558
    Russia 176,00 143782338
    Israel 176,00 7112359
    Italy 175,50 58057477
    Uzbekistan 175,40 26410416
    Malta 175,20 403532
    Spain 175,00 40280780
    Argentina 174,90 39144753
    Uruguay 174,80 3399237
    Canada 174,50 32507874
    Egypt 174,50 76117421
    Senegal 174,50 10852147
    Mali 174,50 12324029
    Saudi Arabia 174,10 25795938
    Turkey 174,00 68893918
    Portugal 173,50 10524145
    Cuba 173,50 11308764
    Iran 173,40 67503205
    South Korea 173,30 48598175
    Syria 173,00 18016874
    Morocco 173,00 32209101
    South Africa 172,50 42718530
    Tunisia 172,30 9974722
    Algeria 172,20 32129324
    Côte d'Ivoire 172,10 18373060
    Taiwan 172,00 22920946
    Brazil 171,60 184101109
    Cameroon 171,60 16063678
    Colombia 171,50 42310775
    Japan 171,50 127333002
    Ghana 171,50 23382848
    China 171,30 1298847624
    Gambia 171,00 1735464
    Hong Kong 171,00 7210505
    Paraguay 171,00 6191368
    Chile 171,00 15823957
    Singapore 170,60 4353893
    Thailand 169,50 64865523
    Pakistan 169,00 159196336
    Mongolia 168,40 2751314
    Iraq 168,00 25374691
    Malaysia 168,00 23522482
    Sri Lanka 168,00 20064776
    Malawi 168,00 13931831
    Bahrain 168,00 718306
    Peru 167,00 27544305
    Nigeria 167,00 138283240
    North Korea 165,60 22697553
    India 165,00 1065070607
    Vietnam 164,10 82689518
    Philippines 164,00 86241697
    Mexico 163,00 104959594
    Indonesia 163,00 238452952
    Cambodia 162,50 13363421

    Overall Average: 170,50 cm(5ft 7.1in)(World's Average Height-Youth: 18-30 years)
    World's population:5467374877(without any countries)
    World's Average Height(Male)-Youth: 18-30 years-Error%:min.170cm-max.171cm

    2)Average Height (Entire population/adults-All ages over 18 years,18+)
    Country/Average Male Height (cm)/population
    Netherlands 181,20 16318199
    Iceland 179,00 319355
    Hungary 179,00 10106017
    Austria 178,20 8174762
    Germany 178,10 82424609
    Croatia 178,00 4496869
    Australia 178,00 19913144
    Norway 178,00 4737171
    Sweden 178,00 8986400
    Czech Republic 178,00 10246178
    Serbia 177,80 10159046
    Denmark 177,60 5413392
    Poland 177,00 38626349
    New Zealand 177,00 3993817
    Estonia 177,00 1307605
    Luxembourg 177,00 486006
    Sudan 177,00 40218455
    Finland 176,70 5214512
    United States 176,20 293027571
    Belgium 176,00 10348276
    Romania 176,00 22355551
    Switzerland 176,00 7450867
    Ukraine 175,50 47732079
    United Kingdom 175,30 60270708
    Greece 175,00 10647529
    Ireland 175,00 3969558
    Russia 175,00 143782338
    Israel 175,00 7112359
    Lithuania 175,00 3565205
    France 174,90 60424213
    Uzbekistan 174,40 26410416
    Italy 174,00 58057477
    Canada 173,50 32507874
    Spain 173,50 40280780
    Argentina 173,00 39144753
    Turkey 173,00 68893918
    Mali 173,00 12324029
    Egypt 173,00 76117421
    Senegal 173,00 10852147
    Uruguay 172,90 3399237
    Saudi Arabia 172,60 25795938
    Portugal 172,50 10524145
    Syria 172,00 18016874
    Cuba 171,50 11308764
    Iran 171,40 67503205
    Tunisia 171,30 9974722
    Morocco 171,00 32209101
    Algeria 171,00 32129324
    Malta 170,50 403532
    Côte d'Ivoire 170,10 18373060
    Cameroon 170,10 16063678
    South Africa 170,00 42718530
    South Korea 169,90 48598175
    Brazil 169,50 184101109
    Colombia 169,50 42310775
    Ghana 169,50 23382848
    Gambia 169,00 1735464
    Paraguay 169,00 6191368
    Chile 169,00 15823957
    China 167,30 1298847624
    Pakistan 167,00 159196336
    Japan 167,00 127333002
    Taiwan 167,00 22920946
    Thailand 166,90 64865523
    Hong Kong 166,90 7210505
    Mongolia 166,40 2751314
    Malaysia 166,00 23522482
    Sri Lanka 166,00 20064776
    Malawi 166,00 13931831
    Bahrain 166,00 718306
    Singapore 165,60 4353893
    Iraq 165,40 25374691
    Nigeria 165,00 138283240
    Peru 164,00 27544305
    North Korea 164,00 22697553
    India 162,20 1065070607
    Vietnam 162,10 82689518
    Philippines 162,00 86241697
    Indonesia 161,50 238452952
    Cambodia 160,00 13363421
    Mexico 158,00 104959594
    World's population:5467374877(without any countries)
    Overall Average: 167,8 cm(5ft 6.1in)(World's Average Height-adults/entire population-All ages over 18 years,18+)

    World's Average Height(Male)-adults/entire population-Error%:min.167,5cm-max.168,5cm

    Results:
    *(Youth:18-30 years)
    World's Average Height:167,8 cm-5ft 6.1in ,Youth World's average:170,5 cm -5ft 7.1in
    Europe's Average Height :176cm- 5ft 9.3in - (youth)177cm- 5ft 9.7in
    Asia's Average Height:165,7cm- 5ft 5.2in-Youth 168,7cm- 5ft 6.4 in
    Latin America's Average Height : 166,7cm- 5ft 5.6in-Youth 169,6cm- 5ft 6.8in
    USA's Average Height : 176,2cm- 5ft 9.4in- Youth- 177,3cm-5ft 9.8in
    Africa's Average Height: 169,8 cm- 5ft 6.8in- Youth -171,5cm-5ft 7.5in

    *(Youth:18-30 years)
    Results in details (male height):
    World’s Average Height (Youth):170,5 cm (Without China and India:172 cm)
    World’s Average Height (Entire population):167,8 cm (Without China and India:170 cm)
    Europe’s Average Height (Entire population):175,6 cm (Without Russia and Turkey:176 cm)
    Europe’s Average Height (Youth):177,1 cm (Without Russia and Turkey:177,8 cm)
    Asia’s Average Height (Entire population):165,7 cm (Without Russia and Turkey:165,2 cm) ( Without China and India:167,1 cm)
    Asia’s Average Height (Youth):168,7 cm (Without Russia and Turkey:168,3 cm) (Without China and India:169,2 cm)
    America’s (North, South and Central) Average Height (Entire population):170,7 cm
    America’s (North, South and Central) Average Height ( Youth):172,8 cm
    Latin America’s Average Height (Entire population):166,7 cm
    Latin America’s Average Height (Youth):169,6 cm
    South America’s Average Height (Entire population):169,5 cm
    South America’s Average Height (Youth):171,6 cm
    North America’s Average Height (Entire population):171,6 cm
    North America’s Average Height (Youth):173,6 cm
    Africa’s Average Height (Entire population):169,8 cm
    Africa’s Average Height (Youth):171,5 cm




    In FT/IN-US and UK System:



    1)Average Height (Males) in FT/IN (younger-18-30 years)

    Average Height Country by Country (Youth:18-30 years)
    Country/Average Male Height (ft/in)/population
    Netherlands 6'0.8" 16318199
    Iceland 5'11.5" 319355
    Denmark 5'11.1" 5413392
    Croatia 5'11" 4496869
    Germany 5'11" 82424609
    Czech Republic 5'11" 10246178
    Hungary 5'11" 10106017
    Austria 5'11" 8174762
    Serbia 5'11" 10159046
    Sweden 5'10.9" 8986400
    Norway 5'10.9" 4737171
    Australia 5'10.7" 19913144
    Estonia 5'10.5" 1307605
    Luxembourg 5'10.5" 486006
    Finland 5'10.2" 5214512
    Poland 5'10.1" 38626349
    New Zealand 5'10.1" 3993817
    Sudan 5'10.1" 40218455
    Switzerland 5'9.9" 7450867
    Romania 5'9.9" 22355551
    United States 5'9.8" 293027571
    United Kingdom 5'9.7" 60270708
    Belgium 5'9.7" 10348276
    Greece 5'9.6" 10647529
    France 5'9.6" 60424213
    Ukraine 5'9.5" 47732079
    Lithuania 5'9.4"3565205
    Ireland 5'9.3" 3969558
    Russia 5'9.3" 143782338
    Israel 5'9.3" 7112359
    Italy 5'9.1" 58057477
    Uzbekistan 5'9.1" 26410416
    Malta 5'9" 403532
    Argentina 5'8.9" 39144753
    Spain 5'8.9" 40280780
    Uruguay 5'8.8" 3399237
    Canada 5'8.7" 32507874
    Egypt 5'8.7" 76117421
    Senegal 5'8.7" 10852147
    Mali 5'8.7" 12324029
    Saudi Arabia 5'8.5" 25795938
    Turkey 5'8.5" 68893918
    Portugal 5'8.3" 10524145
    Cuba 5'8.3" 11308764
    Iran 5'8.3" 67503205
    South Korea 5'8.2" 48598175
    Syria 5'8.1" 18016874
    Morocco 5'8.1" 32209101
    South Africa 5'7.9" 42718530
    Tunisia 5'7.8" 9974722
    Algeria 5'7.8" 32129324
    Côte d'Ivoire 5'7.8" 18373060
    Taiwan 5'7.7" 22920946
    Brazil 5'7.5" 184101109
    Cameroon 5'7.5" 16063678
    Colombia 5'7.5" 42310775
    Japan 5'7.5" 127333002
    Ghana 5'7.5" 23382848
    China 5'7.4" 1298847624
    Gambia 5'7.3" 1735464
    Hong Kong 5'7.3" 7210505
    Paraguay 5'7.3" 6191368
    Chile 5'7.3" 15823957
    Singapore 5'7.2" 4353893
    Thailand 5'6.7" 64865523
    Pakistan 5'6.5" 159196336
    Mongolia 5'6.3" 2751314
    Iraq 5'6.1" 25374691
    Malaysia 5'6.1" 23522482
    Sri Lanka 5'6.1"20064776
    Malawi 5'6.1" 13931831
    Bahrain 5'6.1" 718306
    Peru 5'5.7" 27544305
    Nigeria 5'5.7" 138283240
    North Korea 5'5.2" 22697553
    India 5'5" 1065070607
    Vietnam 5'4.6" 82689518
    Philippines 5'4.6" 86241697
    Mexico 5'4.2" 104959594
    Indonesia 5'4.2" 238452952
    Cambodia 5'4" 13363421

    Overall Average: 170,50 cm(5ft 7.1in)(World's Average Height-Youth: 18-30 years)
    World's population:5467374877(without any countries)
    World's Average Height(Male)-Youth: 18-30 years-Error%:min.170cm-max.171cm


    2)Average Height by Country (Entire population/adults-All ages over 18 years,18+)
    Country/Average Male Height (ft/in)/population
    Netherlands 5'11.3" 16318199
    Iceland 5'10.5" 319355
    Hungary 5'10.5" 10106017
    Austria 5'10.2" 8174762
    Germany 5'10.1" 82424609
    Croatia 5'10.1" 4496869
    Australia 5'10.1" 19913144
    Norway 5'10.1" 4737171
    Sweden 5'10.1" 8986400
    Czech Republic 5'10.1" 10246178
    Serbia 5'10" 10159046
    Denmark 5'9.9" 5413392
    Poland 5'9.7" 38626349
    New Zealand 5'9.7" 3993817
    Estonia 5'9.7" 1307605
    Luxembourg 5'9.7" 486006
    Sudan 5'9.7" 40218455
    Finland 5'9.6" 5214512
    United States 5'9.4" 293027571
    Belgium 5'9.3" 10348276
    Romania 5'9.3" 22355551
    Switzerland 5'9.3" 7450867
    Ukraine 5'9.1" 47732079
    United Kingdom 5'9" 60270708
    Greece 5'8.9" 10647529
    France 5'8.9" 60424213
    Ireland 5'8.9" 3969558
    Russia 5'8.9" 143782338
    Israel 5'8.9" 7112359
    Lithuania 5'8.9" 3565205
    Uzbekistan 5'8.7" 26410416
    Italy 5'8.5" 58057477
    Canada 5'8.3" 32507874
    Spain 5'8.3" 40280780
    Argentina 5'8.1" 39144753
    Turkey 5'8.1" 68893918
    Mali 5'8.1" 12324029
    Egypt 5'8.1" 76117421
    Senegal 5'8.1" 10852147
    Uruguay 5'8.1" 3399237
    Saudi Arabia 5'8" 25795938
    Portugal 5'7.9" 10524145
    Syria 5'7.7" 18016874
    Cuba 5'7.5" 11308764
    Iran 5'7.5" 67503205
    Tunisia 5'7.3" 9974722
    Morocco 5'7.3" 32209101
    Algeria 5'7.3" 32129324
    Malta 5'7.1" 403532
    Côte d'Ivoire 5'7" 18373060
    Cameroon 5'7" 16063678
    South Africa 5'6.9" 42718530
    South Korea 5'6.9" 48598175
    Brazil 5'6.7" 184101109
    Colombia 5'6.7" 42310775
    Ghana 5'6.7" 23382848
    Gambia 5'6.5" 1735464
    Paraguay 5'6.5" 6191368
    Chile 5'6.5" 15823957
    China 5'5.9" 1298847624
    Pakistan 5'5.7" 159196336
    Japan 5'5.7" 127333002
    Taiwan 5'5.7" 22920946
    Thailand 5'5.7" 64865523
    Hong Kong 5'5.7" 7210505
    Mongolia 5'5.5" 2751314
    Malaysia 5'5.4" 23522482
    Sri Lanka 5'5.4" 20064776
    Malawi 5'5.4" 13931831
    Bahrain 5'5.4" 718306
    Singapore 5'5.2" 4353893
    Iraq 5'5.1" 25374691
    Nigeria 5'5" 138283240
    Peru 5'4.6" 27544305
    North Korea 5'4.6" 22697553
    India 5'3.9" 1065070607
    Vietnam 5'3.8" 82689518
    Philippines 5'3.8" 86241697
    Indonesia 5'3.6" 238452952
    Cambodia 5'3" 13363421
    Mexico 5'2.2" 104959594
    World's population:5467374877(without any countries)
    Overall Average: 167,8 cm(5ft 6.1in)(World's Average Height-adults/entire population-All ages over 18 years,18+)

    World's Average Height(Male)-adults/entire population-All ages over 18 years,18+:Error%:min.167,5cm-max.168,5cm

    Main source:wikipedia human height

    Sources(Links):

    http://www.anpec.org.br/encontro2005...os/A05A159.pdf

    http://diario.iol.pt/noticias/portug...11444-291.html

    http://www.shortsupport.org/Research/international.html

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height

    http://foro.univision.com/univision/board/message?board.id=hinchas_futbol&message.id=598607&page=1

    http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estatura

    http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stature

    http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statura

    http://www.skyscraperlife.com/latin-...tml#post569924

    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_average_height_for_men_in_the_world&updated=1&waNoAnsSet=2

    http://www.***********.net/showthread.php?t=22017&page=3

    http://www.skyscraperlife.com/united...tml#post576372
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    This is all in metric, thanks.
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    The better off the country, the higher the average height. No surprises there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alpheus View Post
    The better off the country, the higher the average height. No surprises there.
    Sudan is better off than the United States, Finland and Belgium?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Laworkerbee View Post
    Sudan is better off than the United States, Finland and Belgium?
    The exception that proves the rule.
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    Shut it mouse humper.
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    Oh man those illegal Mexicans and Guatemalans are throwing off our average. Jerks.
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    5'8" for Canada?
    I thought we exterminated all the runts in high school. Devious bastards.
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    I thought short people were all suffocated by the snow drifts up there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by boone View Post
    5'8" for Canada?
    I thought we exterminated all the runts in high school. Devious bastards.
    Damn, apparently some survived and procreated

    Ah well, my Dutch and German roots seem to have put me above the Canadian averages
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    Well.. as a final touch, god created the Dutch.. so that explains why we are on top...
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    I read somewhere--can't remember exactly now--that the majority of Special Forces Operators were of the short variety, well, below 5'9" at any rate. Is that outdated now?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Irons View Post
    I read somewhere--can't remember exactly now--that the majority of Special Forces Operators were of the short variety, well, below 5'9" at any rate. Is that outdated now?
    It must be because I'm 5.11
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