Dutch people are the tallest people in the world. They have an average height of 175.62 cm (5 feet 7.96 inches).
The Netherlands is renowned for its tall population and unsurprisingly the nation has the tallest average height on Earth.
A land of giants, the Netherlands is the loftiest nation on Earth: the average height of a Dutch man is 182.5cm; a Dutch woman 168.7cm. By comparison their American counterparts measure 177.1cm and 163.5cm respectively. It wasn't always this way.
As we've said before, today, the tallest people in the world are living in Europe. According to the World Health Organization (WHO)'s research, the average height for a man in Europe is 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm), while the average height for a woman in Europe is 5 feet 5.9 inches (167 cm).
Scientists attribute this to a diet that is rich in milk and meat. The Dutch have grown so quickly in a short period of time that most of the growth is attributed to their changing environment. They are one of the world's largest producers and consumers of cheese and milk.
Experts say natural selection, combined with a good animal protein diet, makes these Nordic locals taller than their counterparts elsewhere in the world. The Norwegians, like some of the other tallest people in the world have some great genetic backgrounds. Average height of Norwegians: 5 feet 7.97 inches.
Ever wondered where the tallest men and women live in the world? Well, the answer is Netherlands. Also called a land of giants, the Netherlands is home to men with an average height of a Dutch man is 182.5 cm (about 6 feet).
Russia: Men - 5 feet 9.3 inches (176 cm); Women - 5 feet 4.6 inches (164 cm) San Marino: Men - 5 feet 10.1 inches (178 cm); Women - 5 feet 4.6 inches (164 cm)
Dutch people are the world's tallest, with an average height of 175.62cm (5 feet 7.96 inches.) Dutch men are an average 182.53cm (5 feet 11.86 inches) tall. Dutch women are an average 168.72cm (5 feet 6.42 inches) tall.
The average height of an Irish man is 178.9cm, while Irish women stand at 165.1cm. Relative to the majority of the world, it's clear that we're a nation of giants.
Croatians are ranked 7th in the world when it comes to average height. The average height for Croatian men is 180.76 cm, or 5 foot 11 inches. The average height for Croatian women is 166.80 cm, or 5 foot 6 inches.
The average height of Vikings as found by researchers and scholars, varied depending on a number of factors, including their age and gender. Typically, the average male Viking would usually be between 5 foot 7 and 5 foot 9, while the average female would be between 5 foot 1 and 5 foot 3.
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Dutch people are the tallest people in the world. They have an average height of 175.62 cm (5 feet 7.96 inches). The Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander is 183 cm tall and Queen Maxim is 178 cm tall.
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These people, as far as it can be ascertained, are the descendants of the people from Roonka. Their statures were adjusted for the stature loss with age, so that the data represent young individuals (< or = 30 years of age). The average male stature was 1,712 mm, and the average female stature was 1,567 mm.
“[In global rankings], Chinese men rank 32nd with an average height of 1.697 metres – shorter than Japanese males at 29th with 1.707 metres and Koreans who rank 18th at 1.74 metres,” she said.
Pretty tall. 180 cm is 5′11. The average male height in the US and Canada is 5′9.