Countries by World Record

Guess the countries based on a world record held by the country, or someone from the country!

All figures and records are from here: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com

Some obscure, interesting and obvious records that countries and their citizens have achieved

The currency is not included in one question for obvious reasons

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World Record	Country
Highest mountain (8848m)	Nepal
Shortest woman alive (61.95cm)	India
Fastest man to run 100m (9.58s)	Jamaica
Oldest remains of anatomically modern humans (~300 000 years)	Morocco
The tallest building in the world (830m)	United Arab Emirates
Tallest waterfall (979m)	Venezuela
Most expensive cheesecake (4,592.42)	United States
Most FIFA World Cups won (5)	Brazil
Most medals won at the Winter Olympics (405)	Norway
Youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner (17 years)	Pakistan
Most people modelling on a catwalk at one show (3651)	United Kingdom
Fastest man to run a marathon (2:01:39)	Kenya
First man to break the sound barrier (2012)	Austria
Fastest average internet connection (60.39 mbps)	Singapore
Largest crocodile in captivity (5.48m)	Australia
Largest nose on a living person (8.8cm)	Italy
Fastest time to solve a Rubiks cube (3.47 seconds)	China
Youngest person to travel to all sovereign countries (24y 48d)	Canada
Most followers on twitter for an athlete (>105 million)	Portugal
Largest collection of sick bags by a person (6291)	Netherlands

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10 Comments

Level 24

Nov 26, 2022

Awesome stuff bro

Level 54

Nov 29, 2022

I see some sources have Liechtenstein for internet speed, and some have Singapore, while Liechtenstein is completely missing from the list. Not an issue, just a lot of varying sources on this topic.

Level 68

Dec 1, 2022

I didn't cross reference any of the records just thought it would be easiest to use one website

Level 67

Nov 29, 2022

Of all the things for the States and you land on most expensive cheesecake. Nice cheap shot

Level 80

Nov 29, 2022

What exactly is a "sick bag"?

Level 78

Nov 29, 2022

It's a cool purse.

Level 68

Dec 1, 2022

A paper bag to vomit in, I see how it might not be a common term I was just using the terminology from the website.

Level 98

Nov 30, 2022

It's spelled "Nobel." Fun quiz, great idea

Level 68

Dec 1, 2022

Thank you fixed it

Level 73

Feb 5, 2024

China also holds the world record for the highest mountain, since Mount Everest is on the border.