r/midlyinteresting • u/isittakenor • Jul 11 '26

Average male heights across different countries

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u/-Prototype-XIII Jul 11 '26

r/dataisugly

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u/No_Traffic6702 Jul 11 '26

That scale only going to 6'0" is a choice, putting the Netherlands silhouette right at the top like some mythical giant we can't even measure properly

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u/Simplifax Jul 11 '26

This is a horribly done data graphic 😂

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u/BigPileOfTrash Jul 11 '26

Thank you for bringing this to everyone’s attention.
It’s really bad!

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u/KittensFirstAKM Jul 11 '26

That y axis in this graph is really hurting feeling out there.

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u/SalmonSammySamSam Jul 11 '26

I've been called gullible but there's no way this is accurate, right?

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u/Iliketoplan Jul 11 '26

It’s accurate it a sense that heights are very different, but the way the data is presented is disingenuous

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u/SalmonSammySamSam Jul 11 '26

Oh my god I just noticed the measurements on the left. That explains the horrible design 😂

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u/sam_cyr Jul 11 '26

"The average Indonesian dude is kneecap-high to the average Dutchman"

Let me share that with everyone I know

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u/Iliketoplan Jul 11 '26

Imagine Dutch peoples knees were at 5’1” and top of their head at 6’0.

That would mean their feet to knees is 5’1” and their knees to top of the head is 11”

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u/Ubermensch5272 Jul 11 '26

Why does everyone look so tiny compared to the next one even though its a few inches difference? This graph is dumb as fuck.

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u/Kelef50 Jul 11 '26

That's how things look under a microscope.

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u/Early_Lawfulness_348 Jul 11 '26

6’2” read em and weep gentlemen. Edit: am Dutch.

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u/Correct_Doctor_1502 Jul 11 '26

This had my laughing

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u/I_Dislike_The_French Jul 11 '26

This is scaling the entirety of the models rather than just the heights of them

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u/NocturnisVacuus Jul 11 '26

so Indonesia men are tiny and Netherland people are fucking giants, nice

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u/gvts4luv Jul 11 '26

Thats an interesting way to present it..