Height comparison
Robert Wadlow vs Sultan Kösen
Robert Wadlow is taller than Sultan Kösen by 21 cm (8.5″).
- Robert WadlowTallest person on record
- 8′ 11″272 cm
- Sultan KösenTallest living man
- 8′ 3″251 cm
Tallest person on record against the tallest living man.
The numbers
- Robert Wadlow
- 8′ 11″
- 272 cm · 2.72 m
- Sultan Kösen
- 8′ 3″
- 251 cm · 2.51 m
- Difference
- 8.5″
- 21 cm
- Taller
- Wadlow
- Robert Wadlow
The difference in full
Centimetres
21 cm
Feet & inches
8.5″
Relative
8.4%
taller than Sultan Kösen
How they compare with everyone else
Measured against US adults aged 20 and over, from the CDC's NHANES survey.
Robert Wadlow
>99th percentile
Taller than about 100% of American men.
Sultan Kösen
>99th percentile
Taller than about 100% of American men.
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Questions
Who is taller, Robert Wadlow or Sultan Kösen?
Robert Wadlow. Robert Wadlow is 8′ 11″ (272 cm) and Sultan Kösen is 8′ 3″ (251 cm), a difference of 21 cm.
What is the height difference between Robert Wadlow and Sultan Kösen?
21 cm, which is 8.5″ in imperial units.
How tall is Robert Wadlow?
Robert Wadlow is 8′ 11″ (272 cm, 2.72 m). Source: guinness world records.
How tall is Sultan Kösen?
Sultan Kösen is 8′ 3″ (251 cm, 2.51 m). Source: guinness world records.
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