American women have the second largest breasts in the world, according to a new ranking published this year.
The average cup size in the US is a C on average, data from California-based World Population Review suggests, putting it in second place out of 108 countries.
It is tied with the United Kingdom, Luxembourg and Iceland, which also have C cup as the average breast size. Norway had the largest breast size, averaging a C to D.
Twenty-three countries, mainly in Africa and Southeast Asia, had the smallest breasts at cup size AA.
The researchers said that countries with more overweight or obese women are more likely to have large breasts because breasts are primarily made up of fatty tissue and glands.
That makes Norway’s ranking even more atypical.
By the same logic, there may be a link between women from areas with smaller breasts leading more active lifestyles, which may decrease body mass and breast size, the researchers say.
In the study, the team wrote: “Breast size is unique to each woman and is influenced by several factors, including genetics, nutrition and diet, body weight and mass, fitness level, and age.
“It is noteworthy that breast size correlates quite closely with overall BMI, illustrating the fact that extra weight can often be accompanied by a larger cup size.”
Norway had the largest breast size, but a BMI of 26.2, meaning the women were overweight (BMI 25 to 29.9) and above the healthy range (BMI 18.5 to 24.9). ).
But they still had larger breasts than women in the US, who had a BMI of 29, and the UK, who had a BMI of 27.1, both higher.
The researchers suggested that this difference may be due to genetics, as women in Norway are genetically predisposed to having larger breasts.
This was outside the general trend of larger women having larger breasts, and the researchers said the difference may be due to genetics.
The data was compiled from multiple small studies reviewed by World Population Review.
For comparison, all cup sizes were converted to the US system, which uses the letters A to H to indicate a cup size.
The researchers also extracted data on average body mass index (BMI) from national databases to compare with breast size.
They also found that countries with higher BMI also tended to have larger breast sizes among women.
In the data for the countries with the highest average breast size and BMI, the United States ranked first, followed by the United Kingdom, Venezuela and Colombia.
The United States had a BMI of 29, just below the obesity level (30 to 34.9), while the United Kingdom had a BMI of 27.1, Venezuela 26.9 and Colombia 26.7.
The study did not include all countries in the world.
Women’s breast sizes have been trending upward for years, and researchers say this is likely due to widening waists.
The data set was compiled by Germany-based researchers who reviewed dozens of surveys from more than 80 countries.
The data comes after a separate study revealed ideal breast size and shape, with size being an important factor.
Researchers asked about 1,000 men and women to rate photographs of more than two dozen breasts to determine their attractiveness.
They found that those who had moderate size and more volume in the area above the nipples (called “upper pole fullness”) had the highest scores.
Nipples that were closer together also scored high, as did perky breasts. But size and symmetry did not seem to be crucial.
At the other end of the scale, the 23 countries with the smallest cup sizes were: India, Pakistan, Mexico, Iran, South Africa, Italy, Algeria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Madagascar, Kazakhstan, Somalia, Ecuador, Cuba, Portugal, Turkmenistan, Libya, Paraguay, Moldova, Cyprus, Belize and the territory of Greenland.