Height comparison

Jyoti Amge vs Robert Wadlow

Robert Wadlow is taller than Jyoti Amge by 209.2 cm (6′ 10.5″).

Jyoti AmgeShortest living woman: 2′ 0.5″62.8 cm
Robert WadlowTallest person on record: 8′ 11″272 cm

The tallest man ever recorded against the shortest living woman — the widest verified gap.

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Jyoti Amge (2′ 0.5″) and Robert Wadlow (8′ 11″), drawn to scale on a shared ground line.

Jyoti Amge: 2′ 0.5″; 62.8 cm · 0.63 m
Robert Wadlow: 8′ 11″; 272 cm · 2.72 m
Difference: 6′ 10.5″; 209.2 cm
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The difference in full

Centimetres

209.2 cm

Feet & inches

6′ 10.5″

Relative

333.1%

taller than Jyoti Amge

How they compare with everyone else

Measured against US adults aged 20 and over, from the CDC's NHANES survey.

Jyoti Amge

<1st percentile

Taller than about 0% of American women.

Robert Wadlow

>99th percentile

Taller than about 100% of American men.

Questions

Who is taller, Jyoti Amge or Robert Wadlow?

Robert Wadlow. Robert Wadlow is 8′ 11″ (272 cm) and Jyoti Amge is 2′ 0.5″ (62.8 cm), a difference of 209.2 cm.

What is the height difference between Jyoti Amge and Robert Wadlow?

209.2 cm, which is 6′ 10.5″ in imperial units.

How tall is Jyoti Amge?

Jyoti Amge is 2′ 0.5″ (62.8 cm, 0.63 m). Source: guinness world records.

How tall is Robert Wadlow?

Robert Wadlow is 8′ 11″ (272 cm, 2.72 m). Source: guinness world records.

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