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WHO HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE SMALLEST PERSON IN THE WORLD? 

The shortest person recorded by the Guinness World Records is the subject of much debate depending on accreditation. 

Dwarfism is a genetic anomaly that results in a shortness of stature. 

It can range in severity with some people developing a mild affliction and others being stunted to less that two feet tall in the most severe cases.  

Chandra Bahadur Dangi, from Nepal, is regarded as the shortest man to ever live and measured 21.5 inches tall (54.6 centimetres).

The man was measured at 72 years old and also weighed around 31 pounds (14.5 kilograms).

Not only did he take the crown as the shortest person alive, he is believed to have been the shortest person to have ever lived. 

He died in 2015 after a brief battle with pneumonia.  

As for women, the shortest woman to have ever lived is believed to have been living in the Netherlands during the 19th Century.  

Pauline Musters was 21.5 inches (55 centimetres) tall at the age of nine and weighed only 3 pounds 5 ounces (1.5 kg).

That is about the average weight of a normal-sized person's heart. 

The country with the shortest average height, according to World Atlas, is Bolivia. 

Here, in this small South American country, the average height is just four feet and 11.5 inches (151.13 cm).

Whilst poor nutrition is believed to be a major factor, genetics also contributes to the shortness of the native people. 

On the flip side, the tallest country in the world is believed to be the Netherlands. 

Here, the average height is over 6 foot (1.838 metres).  

 

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