Which nationalities are the tallest and the shortest?
I’ve just returned from a week’s holiday in Montenegro and Serbia. I was surprised at how tall both the men and women were in both nations, so I’ve done a little research and I find that these are the 10 tallest countries:
The world’s 10 tallest countries
- Netherlands – 1.838m
- Montenegro – 1.832m
- Denmark – 1.826m
- Norway – 1.824m
- Serbia – 1.82m
- Germany – 1.81m
- Croatia – 1.805m
- Czech Republic – 1.8031m
- Slovenia – 1.803m
- Luxembourg – 1.799m
So, it was not just my imagination. Montenegro and Serbia are second and fifth respectively. Interestingly, two other former republics of the former Yugoslavia – Croatia and Slovenia – are also in the top 10.
So, what about the opposite end of the scale? Here’s the relevant data:
The world’s 10 shortest countries
- Indonesia – 1.58m
- Bolivia – 1.6m
- Philippines – 1.619m
- Vietnam – 1.621m
- Cambodia – 1.625m
- Nepal – 1.63m
- Ecuador – 1.635m
- Sri Lanka – 1.636m
- Nigeria – 1.638m
- Peru – 1.64m
All these data is for men, but the picture for women is similar. You can learn more here.