<nav>
  <a href=''>Some text here, some text</a>
  <a href=''>Some text here, some<br>text 2222222</a>
</nav>

html,
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

nav {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  height: 83px;
  border: 1px solid green;
  display: table;
  table-layout: fixed;
  border-spacing: 2px;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 960px;
  margin: auto;
}

nav a {
  display: table-cell;
  background: green;
  vertical-align: middle;
  padding:5px;
}

nav a:hover {
  background: red
}