Slavic, Germanic, Baltic and Finnic peoples are the tallest peoples

[Peterski]

The Dinaric Alps have the tallest peoples in Europe:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_h...ound_the_world

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16168365

This study contributes to an update of average heights among European populations. Our investigation covering 2705 boys and 2842 girls aged 17 years, shows that, contrary to the general belief, adolescents of the Dinaric Alps are, on average, the tallest in Europe. With an average height of 185,6 cm, they are taller than Dutch adolescents (184 cm on average). Above all, the density of very tall subjects appears to be characteristic of the Dinaric Alps, since 28% measure 190 cm or more in height, as opposed to only 20% in Holland and 1.5% in France. Although our information is not complete, adolescent girls in the Dinaric Alps, with an average height of 171 cm come a close second to girls in Holland.

And these are countries/regions with above 178 cm tall males (on average) according to wikipedia:

1) Countries/regions with one data set:

1st Dinaric Alps (mostly Bosnia, Slovenia, etc.) - 185.6 cm (6 ft 1 in)
3rd Montenegro - 183.2 cm (6 ft 0 in)
5th Denmark - 182.6 cm (6 ft 0 in)
7th Serbia - 182 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
10th Lithuania - 181.3 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
14th Croatia - 180.5 cm (5 ft 11 in)
15th Czech Republic - 180.31 cm (5 ft 11 in)
16th Slovenia: inhabitants of Ljubljana - 180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in)
18th Slovakia - 179.4 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
19th Austria - 179.2 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
20th Estonia - 179.1 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
23rd Belgium - 178.6 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
24th Poland - 178.5 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
26th Scotland - 178.2 cm (5 ft 10 in)
30th Spain - 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)

2) Countries/regions with more than one data set:

2nd Netherlands - 183.8 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
4th Netherlands - 183.2 cm (6 ft 0 in)
12th Netherlands - 180.8 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Average from 3 data sets - 182.6 cm

6th Norway - 182.4 cm (6 ft 0 in)
8th Norway - 181.6 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
17th Norway - 180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Average from 3 data sets - 181.4 cm

9th Sweden - 181.5 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
34th Sweden - 177.9 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Average from 2 data sets - 179.7 cm

11th Germany - 181 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
31st Germany - 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Average from 2 data sets - 179.5 cm

13th Finland - 180.7 cm (5 ft 11 in)
21st Finland - 178.9 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Average from 2 data sets - 179.8 cm

22nd U.S. - 178.9 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
32nd U.S. - 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Average from 2 data sets - 178.45 cm

25th Greece - 178.3 cm (5 ft 10 in)
29th Greece - 178.06 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Average from 2 data sets - 178.18 cm

27th Switzerland - 178.2 cm (5 ft 10 in)
28th Switzerland - 178.1 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Average from 2 data sets - 178.15 cm

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Based on data posted above:

http://s24.postimg.org/r2kyvxckl/Tallest_nations.png



Slavic, Germanic, Baltic and Finnic countries seem to have the tallest people.

Among Slavic peoples - especially South Slavs. Among Germanic peoples - especially Scandinavians.

Height = genes + nutrition. Nutrition is important but genes too - so even a perfectly nourished Mbuti Pygmy isn't going to have 180 cm.

Nutrition is very important, but if two groups both get perfect nutrition, then any height differences that remain are mostly genetic.

[FeederOfRavens]

Among Slavic peoples - especially South Slavs. Among Germanic peoples - especially Scandinavians.

Height = genes + nutrition. Nutrition is important but genes too - so even a perfectly nourished Mbuti Pygmy isn't going to have 180 cm.

Nutrition is very important, but if two groups both get perfect nutrition, then any height differences that remain are mostly genetic.

Dutch and north Germans are just as tall as Scandos but anyways this is mostly right.

[Peterski]

Wikipedia has no data for height in two of East Slavic countries - Ukraine and Belarus.

And Russia's average (176 cm in year 1992) is probably lowered by some of Non-Russian minorities, or / and by poor nutrition / old data.

Dutch and north Germans are just as tall as Scandos but anyways this is mostly right.

Yes, Dutch people are maybe even taller than Scandos, according to some sources.

[Insuperable]

The Dinaric Alps have the tallest peoples in Europe:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_h...ound_the_world

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16168365





And these are countries/regions with above 178 cm tall males (on average) according to wikipedia:

1) Countries/regions with one data set:

1st Dinaric Alps (mostly Bosnia, Slovenia, etc.) - 185.6 cm (6 ft 1 in)

You can't write things out of the blue. The samples were taken from six locations in southen Croatia and 3 locations in Herzegovina. The average was less than 185.6 cm. Authors added a centimeter.

[Peterski]

Thanks for the info! So I guess the data for Ljubljana is the only data for Slovenia.

Authors added a centimeter because tested people were young and still growing.

With 184,6 cm they are still leading anyway.

[Insuperable]

You are welcome. Perhaps a bit too high average imo.

[Bloody]

Dutch and north Germans are just as tall as Scandos but anyways this is mostly right.

Dutch are pretty much the tallest people without a doubt, Danes would come in second place. Northern germans vary, Those facing the north seas would come closer to dutch people but still not as tall. I think Swedes are the shortest scandinavians.

Only in the netherlands you have 6'4-193 cm guys considereing themselves to be average.
Pretty much a friend who is athlete told me that he only felt normal height in netherlands, and not anywhere else, and he has been pretty much all over europe.

[lonely forest]

wait what?

[Linebacker]

Tall is considered a height over 185cm.

Everything below is average height.

[FeederOfRavens]

Dutch are pretty much the tallest people without a doubt, Danes would come in second place. Northern germans vary, Those facing the north seas would come closer to dutch people but still not as tall. I think Swedes are the shortest scandinavians.

Only in the netherlands you have 6'4-193 cm guys considereing themselves to be average.
Pretty much a friend who is athlete told me that he only felt normal height in netherlands, and not anywhere else, and he has been pretty much all over europe.

Some sources have Swedes taller than that but yeah.