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5'10 in cm: is 5 foot 10 a good height?

Height5 min read · Updated 4 October 2026

5'10" is 177.8 cm, usually rounded to 178 cm, or 1.78 m and 70 inches. For a man it is above average in most of the world and close to average in the tallest countries.

177.8 cm5'10" in centimetres
1.78 min metres
70 inin inches
83%of men worldwide are shorter
Height to scale
Average man, Netherlands184 cm
Average man, Germany180 cm
5'10"177.8 cm
Average man, USA177 cm
Average man, world171 cm
Average man, Pakistan167.5 cm

How to convert 5'10 to cm

5 feet = 152.4 cm and 10 inches = 25.4 cm. Add them and you get 177.8 cm. In metres that is 1.78 m.

Is 5'10 tall for a man?

It depends on where you live. Worldwide, a 5'10" man is taller than about 83% of men. In the United States he is taller than about 54%, so just above average. In the United Kingdom and Canada he is almost exactly average (49%), and in Australia slightly below (43%). In Pakistan, India or the Philippines, where the average man is around 165 to 168 cm, 5'10" is clearly tall.

Is 5'10 tall for a woman?

Yes. A 5'10" woman is taller than about 99% of women worldwide, and taller than 97 to 99% of women even in the tallest English-speaking countries. It is a common height for models and volleyball players.

Famous people who are about 5'10

NameHeightKnown for
Kylian Mbappé178 cmFootball
Zendaya178 cmActor
Gal Gadot178 cmActor
BTS Jungkook178 cmSinger
Babar Azam179 cmCricket

5'10 next to other heights

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