5'2" vs 6'2": how big is the difference?
6'2" (188 cm) is 12 inches (30.5 cm) taller than 5'2" (157.5 cm), about 19.4% taller.
A 12-inch gap is obvious: the shorter person’s eyes are around the taller person’s chin or mouth level.
| 5'2" | 6'2" | |
|---|---|---|
| cm | 157.5 | 188 |
| Taller than men (world) | 3% | 99% |
| Taller than women (world) | 38% | 99+% |
5'2" and 6'2" by country
| Country | 5'2" taller than men | 6'2" taller than men |
|---|---|---|
| World average | 3% | 99% |
| United States | <1% | 94% |
| United Kingdom | <1% | 92% |
| Canada | <1% | 92% |
| Australia | <1% | 90% |
5'2" and 6'2" in centimetres
One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm. 5'2" is 62 inches in total, which is 157.5 cm (1.57 m). 6'2" is 74 inches, which is 188 cm (1.88 m). The difference of 12 inches is exactly 30.48 cm. Next to the average man worldwide (171 cm), 5'2" is 13.5 cm shorter and 6'2" is 17 cm taller.
How the 12-inch gap looks
The top of a 5'2" person's head reaches 83.8% of the way up a 6'2" person. The 6'2" person's eye level is at about 175.9 cm and the 5'2" person's at 147.4 cm, so their eyes are 28.5 cm apart in height. No ordinary shoe closes a gap this large.
Celebrities who are about 5'2"
Kim Kardashian (157 cm), Nicki Minaj (157 cm).
Celebrities who are about 6'2"
Cristiano Ronaldo (187 cm), Barack Obama (187 cm), Stephen Curry (188 cm), Kyrie Irving (188 cm), Damian Lillard (188 cm), Ja Morant (188 cm), Jalen Brunson (188 cm), Novak Djokovic (188 cm), Maria Sharapova (188 cm), Will Smith (188 cm), Arnold Schwarzenegger (188 cm), Hugh Jackman (188 cm).
Healthy weight at each height
| Height | Healthy weight (BMI 18.5 to 24.9) |
|---|---|
| 5'2" | 46 to 62 kg |
| 6'2" | 65 to 88 kg |