List of the verified shortest people

Columns: Nationality | Height | Name | Notes | Lifespan
Nepal | 54.6 cm ( 21.5 in ) | Chandra Bahadur Dangi | Chandra was declared the shortest human adult ever documented and verified , measuring 21.51 in ( 54.64 cm ) . Height confirmed by Guinness World Records | 1939-2015 | India | 57.0 cm ( 22.4 in ) | Gul Mohammed | Guinness World Records verified Mohammed 's height at 22 in ( 57 cm ) . He was the shortest man ever verified up to 2012 , when he lost the title to Chandra Bahadur Dangi | 1957-1997 | Philippines | 59.9 cm ( 23.6 in ) | Junrey Balawing | Former shortest living man in the world , measuring 22.0 in ( 56.0 cm ) , verified by Guinness World Records in 2012 . Balawing became the world 's shortest living person again following Chandra 's death in September , 2015 , but is non-mobile | 1993- | Hungary | 65 cm ( 26 in ) | István Tóth | Shortest man claimant , was said to be 26 in ( 65 cm ) . Verification by Guinness World Records needs to be checked . István died in May 2011 at the age of 48 | 1963-2011 | Nepal | 67 cm ( 26 in ) | Khagendra Thapa Magar | Khagendra was the shortest man in the world until 2011 , when he became the world 's shortest mobile man . Guinness World Records has since made multiple categories for World 's shortest ... | 1992-2020 | Taiwan | 67.5 cm ( 26.6 in ) | Lin Yü-chih | Former shortest man in the world until 2009 | 1972- | Colombia | 70.21 cm ( 27.64 in ) | Edward Niño Hernández | Named the shortest man after Pingping died in March 2010 , at 27.64 in ( 70.21 cm ) , but lost the title in October 2010 to Magar | 1986- | China | 74 cm ( 29 in ) | He Pingping | Once officially verified as shortest living man ( mobile ) at 29 in ( 74 cm ) , until death in March 2010 | 1988-2010

Example questions:
For the verified shortest male person who stood exactly 21.5 inches , what is the estimated population of his country ? | What was the approximate population of this country in 2017 where the verified shortest living man born on 1988 came from ? | For the verified shortest male person who lived from 1963-2011 , how many square kilometers is his country of origin ? | What documentary did the verified shortest male person from Taiwan appear on ? | For the verified shortest male person who lived from 1988-2010 , where does his country of origin rank in land area ?

Answers:
26.4 million | 1.428 billion | 93,030 square kilometres | The World 's Smallest Man and Me | third