Recent figures reveal countries around the world where women have the largest – and smallest – breasts. Here’s what which means to your health.
While many might imagine greater is healthier on the subject of breast size, recent research shows that might not be the case.
In response to information collected by World Data on the average breast size worldwide, the bust is usually a telling indicator of overall health.
“The largest breasts may be found in Norway, Iceland, the UK and the US, the smallest in Central Africa and Southeast Asia,” reports World Data.
“Overall, it’s striking that increased breast sizes often occur in countries where obesity can be an issue.”
![Breast size can be an indicator of your overall health.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/4-women-.jpeg)
WHO defines chubby an individual with a BMI greater than or equal to 25, and obese as an individual with a BMI of 30 or more.
The only country in the top 20 with a healthy BMI was Denmark with a rating of 24.6.
The largest of the corset groups was the United States on 29.0.
This figure was just 1.0 points lower than the transition from chubby to obese.
So how does body fat affect cup size?
“The female breast is basically composed of adipose tissue and glands. The shape of the breasts also depends not only on genetic aspects, but additionally on the fat content and the composition of the connective tissue, explains World Data. Basically, the more weight you have, the greater your breasts are as well.
![For most women, the higher the BMI, the larger the breasts.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/two-women-.jpeg)
In the case of women wearing smaller cups, it’s possible you’ll or might not be surprised to learn that African and Asian countries call home.
“There are numerous reasons for the striking regional distribution, especially the small size, in Central Africa and Southeast Asia,” explains World Data.
“On the one hand, a genetic cause is commonly mentioned. Women in these subcontinents are generally smaller and lighter. The average woman in Southeast Asia is about 1.53 meters tall and weighs lower than 55 kilograms. In Central Africa, women who’re lower than 160 cm tall and weigh lower than 60 kilograms are also slimmer than the world average. This alone results in a connection with the then logically smaller breasts of the same body proportions.”
Top 20 countries in the world based on average cup size relative to their BMI
Country, cup size, BMI
- Norway: CD 26.2
- Luxembourg: C 25.7
- Iceland: C 25.6
- United States: C 29.0
- UK: C 27.1
- Venezuela: 26.9 BC
- Colombia: 26.7 BC
- Sweden: 25.4 BC
- Netherlands: 25.3 BC
- Canada: 26.7 BC
- Russia: 26.7 BC
- Poland: 26.1 BC
- Bulgaria: 25.9 BC
- Finland: 25.7 BC
- Denmark 24.6 BC
- Türkiye: B 28.8
- Recent Zealand: B 28.0
- Ireland: B 27.1
- Croatia: B 26.9
- Australia: B 26.8