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I made a chart of Baltics (Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian) and also Belarusian blondness based on a Soviet study. Hair Color is categorized by Fisher Scale, Eye color by Bunak scale.
AVG higher = darker
Pure Blue & Light Gray = 9-12 Bunak Scale
Gray, Yellow-Gray, Green and Hazel = 5-8 Bunak Scale
Pure Brown = 1-4 Bunak Sale
1.) Estonians (n=1140 over 13 locations)
Very Light Blond 5,2%
Light Blond 5,5%
Blond 30,4%
Dark Blond/Light Brown 41,6%
Dark 17,2%
AVG Hair color: 2,526
Pure Blue & Light Gray 58%
Gray, Yellow-Gray, Green and Hazel 39,7%
Pure Brown 2,65%
AVG Eye color: 0,443
2.) Latvians (n=1133 over 13 locations)
Very Light Blond 1,3%
Light Blond 6,6%
Blond 16,8%
Dark Blond/Light Brown 45,9%
Dark 29,3%
AVG Hair color: 2,854
Pure Blue & Light Gray 58,7%
Gray, Yellow-Gray, Green and Hazel 38,4%
Pure Brown 3,3%
AVG Eye color: 0,441
3.) Lithuanians (n=1180 over 13 locations)
Very Light Blond 0,6%
Light Blond 7,1%
Blond 18%
Dark Blond/Light Brown 42,5%
Dark 31,1%
AVG Hair color: 2,851
Pure Blue & Light Gray 54,8%
Gray, Yellow-Gray, Green and Hazel 42,4%
Pure Brown 3,2%
AVG Eye color: 0,481
4.) Belarusians (n=186 over 2 locations)
Very Light Blond /
Light Blond 5,2%
Blond 24,65%
Dark Blond/Light Brown 53,8%
Dark 16,3%
AVG Hair color: 2,68
Pure Blue & Light Gray 63,4%
Gray, Yellow-Gray, Green and Hazel 32,2%
Pure Brown 4,4%
AVG Eye color: 0,41
It confirms what I've already believed - Estonians are the lightest, while Lithuanians darkest. Int seems that in hair color, Estonians stand out, while Latvians and Lithuanians are the same. In eye color it's the Lithuanians who stand out as darker, while Latvians and Estonians are about equal.
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