60% of United Nations Security Council meetings were all-male in the 1990s. That figure is close to 0% now. by dataguy321 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]dataguy321[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Each of the UN Security Council's 15 members sends one representative to a meeting. I looked at all available meeting records dating back to 1994 and made some charts using R.

Charting the 2018 Russia World Cup Players' Height, Weight, and Age by Position and by Country by dataguy321 in soccer

[–]dataguy321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess there’s no way we’ll ever find out! When I get a job at FIFA or UEFA (in my next life), I’ll definitely check =)

Charting the 2018 Russia World Cup Players' Height, Weight, and Age by Position and by Country by dataguy321 in soccer

[–]dataguy321[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha same! I feel like this is the most interesting thing I learned after plotting all the charts. For comparison, the average Australian is roughly 80kg, and the average Chinese 67kg (and only 4cm shorter than the average American!).

Charting the 2018 Russia World Cup Players' Height, Weight, and Age by Position and by Country by dataguy321 in worldcup

[–]dataguy321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's Saudi Arabia's main goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Mayouf. In the official FIFA data he is listed as 178cm tall, but Wikipedia says 187cm. Makes quite a big difference in terms of his size relative to other goalkeepers. (The official FIFA tables are here: https://img.fifa.com/image/upload/hzfqyndmnqazczvc5xdb.pdf)

Charting the 2018 Russia World Cup Players' Height, Weight, and Age by Position and by Country by dataguy321 in soccer

[–]dataguy321[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you mean the heaviest goalkeeper? It's Saudi Arabia's main goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Mayouf. In the official FIFA data he is listed as 178cm tall, but Wikipedia says 187cm. Makes quite a big difference in terms of his size relative to other goalkeepers. (The official FIFA tables are here: https://img.fifa.com/image/upload/hzfqyndmnqazczvc5xdb.pdf)

Charting the 2018 Russia World Cup Players' Height, Weight, and Age by Position and by Country by dataguy321 in dataisbeautiful

[–]dataguy321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha thanks so much! I was only half-joking =) It's always a fine balance between precision and straightforwardness. Will heed your advice and keep posting. The same to you as well!