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Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. With regard to the first table , original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered.
This is a list of the tallest people, verified by Guinness World Records or other reliable sources. According to Guinness World Records, Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940) was the tallest person in recorded history , measuring 272 cm (8 ft 11 in) at the time of his death.
The tallest countries in the world have an average height of between about 5'8" and 5'10", and include the Netherlands, Estonia, and Denmark. The countries with the tallest people in the world, ranked
El Alto in Bolivia is the highest-altitude city in the world. This list of the highest cities in the world includes only cities with a population greater than 100,000 inhabitants and an average height above sea level over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).
The same study found some countries have even reported their average adult height decreased. Using data from about 1,500 worldwide, researchers analyzed people's height born between 1896 and 1996.
A team analyzed information from a database called LifeLines which contains data about more than 94,500 northern Netherlands residents.
Map of countries coloured according to their highest point The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory. Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid , a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface.
The first country on the main list, Bolivia, is a country with multiple capitals; La Paz is the seat of the government while Sucre is the constitutional capital. The second list below contains several states with limited recognition.