Lionel Messi vs Shah Rukh Khan: who is taller?

Shah Rukh Khan (172 cm · 5' 8") is taller than Lionel Messi (170 cm · 5' 7") by 2 cm (0.8 in) — 1.01× the height.

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Who are Lionel Messi and Shah Rukh Khan?

Lionel Messi is an Argentine footballer, 2022 World Cup winner. Shah Rukh Khan is an Indian film actor, the "King of Bollywood".

Lionel Messi vs Shah Rukh Khan: height side by side

Lionel MessiShah Rukh Khan
Height (cm)170 cm172 cm
Height (feet)5' 7"5' 8"
Height (metres)1.7 m1.72 m
Taller than44% of men worldwide56% of men worldwide
Against the average1 cm below the average man1 cm above the average man
In the United Statestaller than 16% of mentaller than 24% of men

How big is the height difference?

The gap between them is 2 cm (0.8 inches), about the width of a large coin. Lionel Messi is 98.8% of Shah Rukh Khan's height. Standing side by side, the top of Lionel Messi's head would reach almost level with the top of the head of Shah Rukh Khan.

A difference this small is hard to see: shoes, hair and posture change height by more than that.

How would you look next to them?

Your heightNext to Lionel MessiNext to Shah Rukh Khan
152 cm (5' 0")you are 18 cm shorteryou are 20 cm shorter
160 cm (5' 3")you are 10 cm shorteryou are 12 cm shorter
168 cm (5' 6")you are 2 cm shorteryou are 4 cm shorter
175 cm (5' 9")you are 5 cm talleryou are 3 cm taller
183 cm (6' 0")you are 13 cm talleryou are 11 cm taller
191 cm (6' 3")you are 21 cm talleryou are 19 cm taller

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