5'5" in cm: 165.1 cm — how tall is 5 foot 5?
5'5" = 165.1 cm · 65 inches · 1.65 m
A 5'5" man is taller than about 20% of men worldwide (short); a 5'5" woman is taller than about 81% of women (tall). The board above shows 5'5" next to the average man and woman.
5'5" compared with national averages
| Country | Taller than men | Taller than women |
|---|---|---|
| World average | 20% | 81% |
| United States | 5% | 60% |
| United Kingdom | 3% | 54% |
| Canada | 3% | 54% |
| Australia | 3% | 44% |
Celebrities who are about 5'5"
- Diego Maradona — 165 cm
- Bruno Mars — 165 cm
- Selena Gomez — 165 cm
- Daniel Radcliffe — 165 cm
- Kendrick Lamar — 165 cm
- Doja Cat — 165 cm
- Jennifer Lopez — 164 cm
- Olivia Cooke — 165 cm
How to convert 5'5" to cm
One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm. 5 feet is 152.4 cm and 5 inches is 12.7 cm, so 5'5" comes to 165.10 cm, or 1.65 m. On a form that asks for centimetres you would write 165 cm.
Healthy weight for 5'5"
With the WHO healthy BMI range (18.5 to 24.9), a healthy weight for an adult who is 5'5" is about 50 to 68 kg (111 to 150 lb). BMI cannot tell muscle from fat, so athletes often weigh more and are still healthy.
What 5'5" looks like in real life
Someone who is 5'5" is 5.9 cm (2.3 in) shorter than the average man worldwide (171 cm) and 3.1 cm (1.2 in) taller than the average woman (162 cm on the board). Their eye level is at about 154.5 cm, and a standard door (203 cm) leaves 38.1 cm of space above their head. Arm span is usually within a few centimetres of height, so it is close to 165.1 cm as well.
Heights close to 5'5"
| Height | In cm | Taller than men | Taller than women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5'3" | 160 cm | 6% | 53% |
| 5'4" | 162.6 cm | 12% | 68% |
| 5'5" | 165.1 cm | 20% | 81% |
| 5'6" | 167.6 cm | 32% | 89% |
| 5'7" | 170.2 cm | 45% | 95% |