5'0" vs 5'9": how big is the difference?
5'9" (175.3 cm) is 9 inches (22.9 cm) taller than 5'0" (152.4 cm), about 15.0% taller.
A 9-inch gap is obvious: the shorter person’s eyes are around the taller person’s chin or mouth level.
| 5'0" | 5'9" | |
|---|---|---|
| cm | 152.4 | 175.3 |
| Taller than men (world) | <1% | 73% |
| Taller than women (world) | 14% | 99% |
5'0" and 5'9" by country
| Country | 5'0" taller than men | 5'9" taller than men |
|---|---|---|
| World average | <1% | 73% |
| United States | <1% | 40% |
| United Kingdom | <1% | 35% |
| Canada | <1% | 35% |
| Australia | <1% | 30% |
5'0" and 5'9" in centimetres
One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm. 5'0" is 60 inches in total, which is 152.4 cm (1.52 m). 5'9" is 69 inches, which is 175.3 cm (1.75 m). The difference of 9 inches is exactly 22.86 cm. Next to the average man worldwide (171 cm), 5'0" is 18.6 cm shorter and 5'9" is 4.3 cm taller.
How the 9-inch gap looks
The top of a 5'0" person's head reaches 87.0% of the way up a 5'9" person. The 5'9" person's eye level is at about 164 cm and the 5'0" person's at 142.6 cm, so their eyes are 21.4 cm apart in height. No ordinary shoe closes a gap this large.
Celebrities who are about 5'0"
Ariana Grande (153 cm), Sabrina Carpenter (152 cm), Queen Victoria (152 cm).
Celebrities who are about 5'9"
Serena Williams (175 cm), Virat Kohli (175 cm), Deepika Padukone (174 cm), Neymar Jr (175 cm), Mohamed Salah (175 cm), Coco Gauff (175 cm), Justin Bieber (175 cm), IShowSpeed (175 cm), Robert Downey Jr (174 cm), Adele (175 cm), Jennifer Lawrence (175 cm).
Healthy weight at each height
| Height | Healthy weight (BMI 18.5 to 24.9) |
|---|---|
| 5'0" | 43 to 58 kg |
| 5'9" | 57 to 76 kg |