Why Danish are tall?

Why Danish are tall?

Experts say natural selection, combined with a good animal protein diet, makes these Nordic locals taller than their counterparts elsewhere in the world. The Norwegians, like some of the other tallest people in the world have some great genetic backgrounds.

Are Danes The tallest?

What is this? The Danish men and women are the tallest people in the Nordics, with the average male Dane reaching 182 cm / (5 ft 12 in), and the average female 169 cm (5 ft 6 in). For the rest of the Nordics, Icelandics 181 cm / 5’11¼”, and finally the Swedes, Norwegians, and Finns at 180 cm / 5’10⅞”.

Which country is the tallest in height?

According to the report, the Netherlands is still the world’s tallest nation with the average height in the country for men 183.78 cm, or 6 foot, and 170.36 cm, or 5 foot 7 inches for women.

Why are Vikings so big?

The Vikings were more robust and muscular than the average person, and that was for both women and men. One of the reasons for this is, of course, the hard physical work, that was needed to survive in a landscape like Scandinavia in the Viking age.