Average Male Height in Asia & Human Development Index

[conworldus]

Interesting numbers from Wiki

Japan 171.5cm; HDI 0.960
Korea 174cm; HDI 0.937
China 170cm Urban, 166cm Rural; HDI 0.772
India 161~164cm; HDI 0.612

Think they are correlated?

 

[kallu_be]

Yes, especially human height is tightly binded to nutrition intake especially below 18 years. In my family till last generation, max male height is less than 5'10" but i have grown to 6'1" and my brother is 6".

 

[Evil Flare]

My Height is 6ft 4" . 195.072

& my Ancestory is from INDIA