5'11" in cm: 180.3 cm — how tall is 5 foot 11?
5'11" = 180.3 cm · 71 inches · 1.80 m
A 5'11" man is taller than about 91% of men worldwide (very tall); a 5'11" woman is taller than about 99+% of women (very tall). The board above shows 5'11" next to the average man and woman.
5'11" compared with national averages
| Country | Taller than men | Taller than women |
|---|---|---|
| World average | 91% | 99+% |
| United States | 68% | 99+% |
| United Kingdom | 63% | 99% |
| Canada | 63% | 99% |
| Australia | 57% | 99% |
Celebrities who are about 5'11"
- Taylor Swift — 180 cm
- Fawad Khan — 180 cm
- Ronaldinho — 181 cm
- Naomi Osaka — 180 cm
- Nicole Kidman — 180 cm
- Finn Wolfhard — 180 cm
- Brad Pitt — 180 cm
How to convert 5'11" to cm
One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm. 5 feet is 152.4 cm and 11 inches is 27.9 cm, so 5'11" comes to 180.34 cm, or 1.80 m. On a form that asks for centimetres you would write 180 cm.
Healthy weight for 5'11"
With the WHO healthy BMI range (18.5 to 24.9), a healthy weight for an adult who is 5'11" is about 60 to 81 kg (133 to 179 lb). BMI cannot tell muscle from fat, so athletes often weigh more and are still healthy.
What 5'11" looks like in real life
Someone who is 5'11" is 9.3 cm (3.7 in) taller than the average man worldwide (171 cm) and 18.3 cm (7.2 in) taller than the average woman (162 cm on the board). Their eye level is at about 168.8 cm, and a standard door (203 cm) leaves 22.9 cm of space above their head. Arm span is usually within a few centimetres of height, so it is close to 180.3 cm as well.
Heights close to 5'11"
| Height | In cm | Taller than men | Taller than women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5'9" | 175.3 cm | 73% | 99% |
| 5'10" | 177.8 cm | 83% | 99+% |
| 5'11" | 180.3 cm | 91% | 99+% |
| 6'0" | 182.9 cm | 95% | 99+% |
| 6'1" | 185.4 cm | 98% | 99+% |