179 cm in feet: 5' 10.5"
179 cm = 5' 10.5" · 70.5 inches · 1.79 m
179 cm is 5 feet and 10.5 inches. That is taller than about 87% of men and 99+% of women worldwide.
| cm | feet / inches |
|---|---|
| 177 cm | 5' 10" |
| 178 cm | 5' 10" |
| 179 cm | 5' 10" |
| 180 cm | 5' 11" |
| 181 cm | 5' 11" |
How to convert 179 cm to feet and inches
Divide by 2.54 to get inches: 179 ÷ 2.54 = 70.47 inches. Twelve inches make a foot, so that is 5 whole feet (60 inches) with 10.5 inches left over: 5' 10.5". In decimal feet it is 5.87 ft, and in metres 1.79 m.
Is 179 cm tall?
| Country | Taller than men | Taller than women |
|---|---|---|
| World average | 87% | 99+% |
| United States | 61% | 99% |
| United Kingdom | 56% | 99% |
| Canada | 56% | 99% |
| Australia | 50% | 98% |
Celebrities who are about 179 cm
Taylor Swift (180 cm), Zendaya (178 cm), Gal Gadot (178 cm), Babar Azam (179 cm), Fawad Khan (180 cm), Kylian Mbappé (178 cm), BTS Jungkook (178 cm), Naomi Osaka (180 cm), Timothée Chalamet (178 cm), Megan Thee Stallion (178 cm), Nicole Kidman (180 cm), Finn Wolfhard (180 cm).
Healthy weight for 179 cm
With the WHO healthy BMI range (18.5 to 24.9), a healthy weight for an adult who is 179 cm is about 59 to 80 kg (131 to 176 lb). BMI cannot tell muscle from fat, so athletes often weigh more and are still healthy.
What 179 cm looks like in real life
Someone who is 179 cm is 8 cm (3.1 in) taller than the average man worldwide (171 cm) and 17 cm (6.7 in) taller than the average woman (162 cm on the board). Their eye level is at about 167.5 cm, and a standard door (203 cm) leaves 24.2 cm of space above their head. Arm span is usually within a few centimetres of height, so it is close to 179 cm as well.