The Friday File: Dutch men, at almost 6’ and Latvian women at 5’7” are the tallest in the world. Men from Timor-Leste, at 5’3” and Guatemalan women, at 4’11” are the shortest. American men at 5’10” are 37^th tallest, while American women at 5’4” are 42^nd tallest. Over the last 100 years, South Korean women gained the most height; 8 inches, while Iranian men outgrew all others at 6.5 inches.