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These 14 Asian countries are among the 25 countries with the world’s shortest people

These 14 Asian countries are among the 25 countries with the world’s shortest people

NextShark.com by NextShark.com
Jun 13, 2023 7:27 pm EDT
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Fourteen Asian nations are among a recent ranking of the 25 shortest countries in the world.

Insider’s ranking is based on a 2020 medical database run by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, a project connected to the World Health Organization and Imperial College London. Scientists reportedly found a 7.8-inch difference when comparing the average height of a child in the tallest (the Netherlands) and shortest (East Timor) countries.

Below are the Asian countries ranked according to their citizens’ average height:

14. Sri Lanka (25th place)

Average Sri Lankan = 160.12cm (5 feet 3.04 inches) tall

Average man = 165.68cm (5 feet 5.23 inches) tall

Average woman =154.56cm (5 feet 0.85 inches) tall

13. Myanmar (22nd place)

Average Myanma/Burmese = 159.52cm (5 feet 2.8 inches) tall

Average man = 164.67cm (5 feet 4.83 inches) tall

Average woman = 154.37cm (5 feet 0.77 inches) tall

12. Brunei (21st place)

Average Bruneian = 159.49cm (5 feet 2.79 inches) tall

Average man = 165cm (5 feet 4.96 inches) tall

Average woman = 153.98cm (5 feet 0.62 inches) tall

11. Bhutan (20th place)

Average Bhutanese = 159.46cm (5 feet 2.77 inches) tall

Average man =165.3cm (5 feet 5.07 inches) tall.

Average woman = 153.62cm (5 feet 0.48 inches) tall

10. Vietnam (15th place)

Average Vietnamese = 159.01cm (5 feet 2.60 inches)

Average man = 164.44cm (5 feet 4.74 inches) tall

Average woman = 153.59cm 5 feet 0.46 inches) tall

9. India (14th place)

Average Indian = 158.76cm (5 feet 2.5 inches) tall on average

Average man = 164.94cm (5 feet 4.93 inches) tall

Average woman = 152.58cm (5 feet 0.07 inches) tall

8. Indonesia (11th place)

Average Indonesian = 158.17cm (5 feet 2.27 inches) tall

Average man = 163.55cm (5 feet 4.39 inches) tall

Average woman = 152.79cm (5 feet 0.15 inches) tall

7. Cambodia (10th place)

Average Cambodian = 158.11cm (5 feet 2.24 inches) tall

Average man = 163.32cm (5 feet 4.30 inches) tall

Average woman = 152.9cm (5 feet 0.19 inches) tall

6. Bangladesh (9th…

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