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  2. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    Different social groups can show different mean height. According to a study in France, executives and professionals are 2.6 centimetres (1.0 in) taller, and university students are 2.55 centimetres (1.0 in) taller than the national average. [7]

  3. List of countries by average elevation - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries and territories by their average elevation above sea level based on the data published by Central Intelligence Agency, [1] unless another source is cited. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1 .

  4. Human height - Wikipedia

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    The average height of 19-year-old Dutch orphans in 1865 was 160 cm (5 ft 3 in). [77] From 1830 to 1857, the average height of a Dutch person decreased, even while Dutch real GNP per capita was growing at an average rate of more than 0.5% per year. The worst decline was in urban areas that in 1847, the urban height penalty was 2.5 cm (1.0 in).

  5. Height in sports - Wikipedia

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    This has resulted in greater diversity of player heights despite the league maintaining a generally constant average height, while the average player weight has generally decreased. [43] The average height of an NHL player is just over 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall. Zdeno Chára, at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), is the tallest player ever to play in the NHL.

  6. List of countries by Human Development Index - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 January 2025. World map of countries or territories by Human Development Index scores in increments of 0.050 (based on 2022 data, published in 2024) ≥ 0.950 0.900–0.950 0.850–0.899 0.800–0.849 0.750–0.799 0.700–0.749 0.650–0.699 0.600–0.649 0.550–0.599 0.500–0.549 0.450–0.499 0. ...

  7. List of elevation extremes by country - Wikipedia

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    Of all countries, Lesotho has the world's highest low point at 1,400 metres (4,593 ft). Other countries with high low points include Rwanda 950 metres (3,117 ft) and Andorra 840 metres (2,756 ft). Countries with very low high points include Maldives 5 metres (16 ft), Tuvalu, 5 metres (16 ft) and the Marshall Islands 10 metres (33 ft). These ...

  8. List of countries by Human Development Index by region

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    The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary index assessing countries on 3 dimensions, health, education and standard of living using life expectancy at birth, expected years of schooling for children and mean years of schooling for adults, and GNI PPP per capita. The final HDI is a value between 0 and 1 with countries grouped into four ...

  9. List of tallest people - Wikipedia

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    Hyperborea itself is a legendary country and the subject of symbolic interpretations. [236] c. 2nd century AD John Aasen: United States: 274 cm 8 ft 11.5 in American silent movie actor, height is not confirmed officially. His skeleton was measured at 7 ft 2.4 in. 1890–1938 (48) Unknown Indonesia: 269.2 cm 8 ft 10 in Height not confirmed ...