Why Are Heights Long In Some Countries And Short In Others?

When we look at the world, the average length is 1.73 for men and 1.61 for women. Considering these ratios, As people living in Turkey, we can say that we are not unlucky.

where we were born and where we live, one of our most distinctive physical features. If you are ready to learn how it can affect our height, let’s get started.

First, let’s take a look at the average heights in our own country and some other countries.

We mentioned the average height of the world at the beginning. country specific If we have a look:

Top of the list of 188 countries; with an average of 1.84 in men and 1.70 in women, The country with the tallest average height is the Netherlands pulling.

The country with the shortest average height is located between Australia and Indonesia in Southeast Asia. East Timor, an island state.

Türkiye is among this list; With an average of 1.76 (M), 1.62 (K) It ranks 64th. We’re not too bad…

Genetics, of course, influences the country’s average height.

Scientists suggest that about 80% of a person’s height is determined by the DNA they inherit. According to the researchers, there are close to 700 genetic variants that determine human height. As it stands, gene of people who are citizens of the same country preserved and passed on to future generations.

The remaining factors from DNA are; may vary with other factors such as nutrition, health sector and living conditions. Considering all this, The average height varies from country to country. should not be surprised.

By giving an example from East Timor, which has the shortest average height in the world, we can more clearly understand the reasons for their shortness.

Average height by country, living there on the health and well-being of the population can give ideas. Considering that East Timor is among the poorest countries, the results are as follows:

• to nutritious foods access difficulty
• to medical facilities inability to have
• Bad living conditions

When we look at all these items; in East Timor, growth retardation and short stature emergence is inevitable.

The “island rule” that supports evolution can give an idea about the short stature in island countries.

The term referred to as “island rule”; rodents usually grow on the islands, carnivores and some large mammals generally argues that it shrinks.

Some scientists argue that this is true of all island mammals. Maybe Aborigines living in the island country That’s one of the reasons it’s short.

The average height of some countries may vary due to exceptional reasons such as sexual selection, unlike living conditions and DNA.

According to research by Dutch scientist Gert Stulp, the Dutch 150 years ago were not so tall. Even compared to other Westerners they were short.

Wanting to understand what caused this change and investigating the effect of body length on reproduction Stulp collected height data from 94,000 Dutch people who had children between 1035 and 1967. As a result of his research, he found that taller people had more children.

It’s not clear why the Dutch and tall people have more children, but the country’s have effects on future average height apparent.