5'7" in cm: 170.2 cm — how tall is 5 foot 7?
5'7" = 170.2 cm · 67 inches · 1.70 m
A 5'7" man is taller than about 45% of men worldwide (about average); a 5'7" woman is taller than about 95% of women (very tall). The board above shows 5'7" next to the average man and woman.
5'7" compared with national averages
| Country | Taller than men | Taller than women |
|---|---|---|
| World average | 45% | 95% |
| United States | 17% | 85% |
| United Kingdom | 14% | 81% |
| Canada | 14% | 81% |
| Australia | 11% | 74% |
Celebrities who are about 5'7"
- Lionel Messi — 170 cm
- Tom Cruise — 170 cm
- Priyanka Chopra — 169 cm
- Beyoncé — 169 cm
- Tory Lanez — 170 cm
- Emily Ratajkowski — 170 cm
- Felix (Stray Kids) — 171 cm
How to convert 5'7" to cm
One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm. 5 feet is 152.4 cm and 7 inches is 17.8 cm, so 5'7" comes to 170.18 cm, or 1.70 m. On a form that asks for centimetres you would write 170 cm.
Healthy weight for 5'7"
With the WHO healthy BMI range (18.5 to 24.9), a healthy weight for an adult who is 5'7" is about 54 to 72 kg (118 to 159 lb). BMI cannot tell muscle from fat, so athletes often weigh more and are still healthy.
What 5'7" looks like in real life
Someone who is 5'7" is 0.8 cm (0.3 in) shorter than the average man worldwide (171 cm) and 8.2 cm (3.2 in) taller than the average woman (162 cm on the board). Their eye level is at about 159.3 cm, and a standard door (203 cm) leaves 33 cm of space above their head. Arm span is usually within a few centimetres of height, so it is close to 170.2 cm as well.
Heights close to 5'7"
| Height | In cm | Taller than men | Taller than women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5'5" | 165.1 cm | 20% | 81% |
| 5'6" | 167.6 cm | 32% | 89% |
| 5'7" | 170.2 cm | 45% | 95% |
| 5'8" | 172.7 cm | 60% | 98% |
| 5'9" | 175.3 cm | 73% | 99% |