As demonstrated
previously,
the average erect penis
circumference of western men is 121.67mm +- 13.34mm (4.79in +- 0.53in).
It actually may be significantly lower.
The condom requirements were disclosed
during an eight-month study conducted by the Institute of Condom
Consultancy, based in Singen, southern Germany. The purpose of the
survey was to educate teenagers about the importance of effective
contraception.
10 477 men from 25 European Union
member countries were therefore surveyed on their penis length and
girth.
The European erect
penis girth averaged around 117mm (4.61in)
This is slightly below the results from
scientific studies. This is surprising as usually the self-reported
surveys give significantly higher results. For example the French
came out on top with a claimed average girth of 136.3mm. Jan Vinzenz
Krause, the institute's director, refused to comment on how honest he
thought the Frenchmen had been in reporting the data. Clearly some
wishful thinking or even lies were involved in this result.I invite you to follow this very sensitive and funny link:
http://www.thesniper.us/?tag=condom-sizes
http://www.thesniper.us/?tag=condom-sizes
To conclude, depending on the country
and its culture, people may be more or less honest in reporting their
actual penis size and if the average ends up below the one from
scientific studies, it could reflects that some bias inherent to
these studies have been eliminated. One could even say that the true
average may be even below 117mm...
World average
This
is more tricky. But one could take into account the few scientific
studies realised in Asia, which represents at least half the world
population.
Here
is a chart reporting the main studies in the world concerning the
average erect penis circumference (girth):
NB: The different kinds of measurement method (self-report after training, pharmacologically induced erections...) are equivalent as demonstrated brillantly:
- by the Indian study: http://www.nature.com/ijir/journal/v19/n6/fig_tab/3901569t3.html#figure-title
- and by the German study: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11182344
The world average erect penis circumference is anywhere between 114 and 118mm (4.49 and 4.65in).
No
reliable data from Africa were found. But from the Kinsey data, it
appears that the difference between Caucasian and African averages
could be neglected.
References:
K Promodu, K V Shanmughadas, S Bhat and
K R Nair. Penile length and circumference: an Indian study.
International Journal of Impotence Research (2007) 19, 558–563
Institut für Kondomberatung.
Europäische Penisgrößenstudie.
