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Some countries may have significant height gaps between different regions. For instance, one survey shows there is 10.8 centimetres (4.3 in) gap between the tallest state and the shortest state in Germany. [6]
In anthropology, pygmy peoples are ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short. The term pygmyism is used to describe the phenotype of endemic short stature (as opposed to disproportionate dwarfism occurring in isolated cases in a population) for populations in which adult men are on average less than 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) tall.
Shortest public official in America (at the time), when he was sworn in as Texas State Treasurer in 1931. [56] [57] 1876–1954 Mexico: 137 cm (54 in) Benito Juárez: Reportedly the shortest world leader to have height recorded. He was reportedly 4 ft 6 in or 1.37 meters. [58] 1806–1872 Italy: 153 cm (60 in) Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
The tallest countries in the world have an average height of between about 5'8" and 5'10", ... The mean height for women from the Netherlands is 5 feet 7.09 inches (170.4 cm).
Jyoti Kishanji Amge (born 16 December 1993) [1] is an Indian actress notable for being the world's shortest living woman according to the Guinness World Records. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Following Amge's 18th birthday on 16 December 2011, she was officially declared the world's shortest living woman by Guinness World Records with a height of 62.8 ...
Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.
As it turns out, her ex-husband King Charles was also the same height, so Diana often avoided heels and tried to find ways to make herself look shorter. 7. King Charles: 5’10"
Gul Mohammed (February 15, 1957 – October 1, 1997) of New Delhi, India, according to Guinness World Records, was the shortest adult human being of his time whose existence and height have been independently verified.