Hailing from Turkey, Sultan Kösen stands nearly 8 feet 3 inches tall and may rank as the planet's tallest individual. Brahim Takioullah, born in Morocco, reaches about 8 feet 1 inch, and Iranian volleyball player Morteza Mehrzad matches that height.

Even with these remarkable heights, none of those nations ranks among the countries with the tallest populations per data from the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration medical database.

Between 1985 and 2019, the initiative gathered height, blood pressure, cholesterol, and additional health data from more than 2,500 population surveys spanning 193 countries.

The NCD provides average heights for 19-year-old men and women in every nation. Combining those values offers an estimate of the typical height for individuals in each country.

The US does not appear on the list. It placed 58th among women at 5 feet 4.29 inches (163.3 cm) and 47th among men at 5 feet 9.65 inches (176.9 cm). Although its position is modest, the US produced the tallest person ever recorded, Robert Wadlow. Born in Illinois, Wadlow passed away in 1940 and measured about 8 feet 11 inches.

Here are the 25 countries that lead in average height.

25. Greece's mean height is 5 feet 7.93 inches (172.55 cm).

Men from Greece average 5 feet 10.59 inches (179.3 cm).

Women from Greece average 5 feet 5.28 inches (165.8 cm).

24. Austria's mean height is 5 feet 7.99 inches (172.7 cm).

Men from Austria average 5 feet 10.28 inches (178.5 cm).

Women from Austria average 5 feet 5.71 inches (166.9 cm).

22. Belarus' mean height is 5 feet 8.03 inches (172.8 cm).

Men from Belarus average 5 feet 10.35 inches (178.7 cm).

Women from Belarus average 5 feet 5.71 inches (166.9 cm).

22. Cook Islands' mean height is 5 feet 8.03 inches (172.8 cm).

Men from the Cook Islands average 5 feet 10.19 inches (178.3 cm).

Women from the Cook Islands average 5 feet 5.87 inches (167.3 cm).

21. Bermuda's mean height is 5 feet 8.07 inches (172.9 cm).

Men from Bermuda average 5 feet 10.75 inches (179.7 cm).

Women from Bermuda average 5 feet 5.39 inches (166.1 cm).

19. Poland's mean height is 5 feet 8.21 inches (173.25 cm).

Men from Poland average 5 feet 11.14 inches (180.7 cm).

Women from Poland average 5 feet 5.28 inches (165.8 cm).

19. Germany's mean height is 5 feet 8.21 inches (173.25 cm).

Men from Germany average 5 feet 10.98 inches (180.3 cm).

Women from Germany average 5 feet 5.43 inches (166.2 cm).

18. Norway's mean height is 5 feet 8.29 inches (173.45 cm).

Men from Norway average 5 feet 11.06 inches (180.5 cm).

Women from Norway average 5 feet 5.51 inches (166.4 cm).

16. Finland's mean height is 5 feet 8.33 inches (173.55 cm).

Men from Finland average 5 feet 11.1 inches (180.6 cm).

Women from Finland average 5 feet 5.55 inches (166.5 cm).

16. Dominica's mean height is 5 feet 8.33 inches (173.55 cm).

Men from Dominica average 5 feet 10.94 inches (180.2 cm).

Women from Dominica average 5 feet 5.71 inches (166.9 cm).

15. Sweden's mean height is 5 feet 8.35 inches (173.6 cm).

Men from Sweden average 5 feet 11.06 inches (180.5 cm).

Women from Sweden average 5 feet 5.63 inches (166.7 cm).

13. Ukraine's mean height is 5 feet 8.43 inches (173.8 cm).

Men from Ukraine average 5 feet 11.26 inches (181 cm).

Women from Ukraine average 5 feet 5.59 inches (166.6 cm).

13. Croatia's mean height is 5 feet 8.43 inches (173.8 cm).

Men from Croatia average 5 feet 11.18 inches (180.8 cm).

Women from Croatia average 5 feet 5.67 inches (166.8 cm).

12. Slovakia's mean height is 5 feet 8.52 inches (174.05 cm).

Men from Slovakia average 5 feet 11.26 inches (181 cm).

Women from Slovakia average 5 feet 5.79 inches (167.1 cm).

11. Slovenia's mean height is 5 feet 8.54 inches (174.1 cm).

Men from Slovenia average 5 feet 11.26 inches (181 cm).

Women from Slovenia average 5 feet 5.83 inches (167.2 cm).

10. Lithuania's mean height is 5 feet 8.56 inches (174.15 cm).

Men from Lithuania average 5 feet 11.14 inches (180.7 cm).

Women from Lithuania average 5 feet 5.98 inches (167.6 cm).

9. Serbia's mean height is 5 feet 8.7 inches (174.5 cm).

Men from Serbia average 5 feet 11.14 inches (180.7 cm).

Women from Serbia average 5 feet 6.26 inches (168.3 cm).

8. The Czech Republic's mean height is 5 feet 8.74 inches (174.6 cm).

Men from the Czech Republic average 5 feet 11.34 inches (181.2 cm).

Women from the Czech Republic average 5 feet 6.14 inches (168 cm).