I assume that by "tall" you mean "compact" as in few cities, city-size doesn't really limit expansion or the other way around in VP, so the whole Tall vs Wide debate is dead.
As for compact, I don't necessarily think civs are compact, it's about playstyle. Yeah some civs benefits more from staying on a low number of cities than others, and some civs have a way easier time supporting massive expansion.
If you're actually talking about Tall, as in cities with big populations, population directly benefits unit supply-cap so taller cities always helps you field bigger armies. But India, China and Aztecs specifically comes to mind I suppose.