5'8" in cm: 172.7 cm — how tall is 5 foot 8?
5'8" = 172.7 cm · 68 inches · 1.73 m
A 5'8" man is taller than about 60% of men worldwide (about average); a 5'8" woman is taller than about 98% of women (very tall). The board above shows 5'8" next to the average man and woman.
5'8" compared with national averages
| Country | Taller than men | Taller than women |
|---|---|---|
| World average | 60% | 98% |
| United States | 27% | 92% |
| United Kingdom | 23% | 90% |
| Canada | 23% | 90% |
| Australia | 19% | 85% |
Celebrities who are about 5'8"
- Shah Rukh Khan — 172 cm
- Deepika Padukone — 174 cm
- Pelé — 173 cm
- Tom Holland — 173 cm
- Tobey Maguire — 173 cm
- Lil Baby — 173 cm
- Joe Rogan — 173 cm
- Mark Wahlberg — 173 cm
- Kanye West — 173 cm
- Robert Downey Jr — 174 cm
- Dua Lipa — 173 cm
- Rihanna — 173 cm
How to convert 5'8" to cm
One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm. 5 feet is 152.4 cm and 8 inches is 20.3 cm, so 5'8" comes to 172.72 cm, or 1.73 m. On a form that asks for centimetres you would write 173 cm.
Healthy weight for 5'8"
With the WHO healthy BMI range (18.5 to 24.9), a healthy weight for an adult who is 5'8" is about 55 to 74 kg (122 to 164 lb). BMI cannot tell muscle from fat, so athletes often weigh more and are still healthy.
What 5'8" looks like in real life
Someone who is 5'8" is 1.7 cm (0.7 in) taller than the average man worldwide (171 cm) and 10.7 cm (4.2 in) taller than the average woman (162 cm on the board). Their eye level is at about 161.7 cm, and a standard door (203 cm) leaves 30.5 cm of space above their head. Arm span is usually within a few centimetres of height, so it is close to 172.7 cm as well.
Heights close to 5'8"
| Height | In cm | Taller than men | Taller than women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 5'10" | 177.8 cm | 83% | 99+% |