The tallest countries in the world have an average height of between about 5'8" and 5'10", and include the Netherlands, ...

When I heard rumours of a new contender for the world's tallest man in northern Ghana, I set out to find out if it was true. The only problem? Measuring him. A local hospital in northern Ghana ...

Turkey is home to the world's tallest man — Sultan Kosen, who stands at 8 feet 3 inches, and the tallest woman, Rumeysa Gelgi, who is 7 feet 1 inch. Yet, despite Mr Kosen's and Ms Gelgi's ...

Mimi Ibrahim Hussain Bisad, who has had health problems, says government should do more for people with physical or mental ...

Height varies widely around the world, but some countries tend to have taller citizens. Using medical data, Business Insider found the mean heights for the 25 tallest ... A man holds a Finnish ...

Using mean heights instead of averages gives a sense of which countries have the most people who are tall. For example, many Icelandic men are 5 feet 11 inches. The list would look different ...