5'9" in cm: 175.3 cm — how tall is 5 foot 9?
5'9" = 175.3 cm · 69 inches · 1.75 m
A 5'9" man is taller than about 73% of men worldwide (tall); a 5'9" woman is taller than about 99% of women (very tall). The board above shows 5'9" next to the average man and woman.
5'9" compared with national averages
| Country | Taller than men | Taller than women |
|---|---|---|
| World average | 73% | 99% |
| United States | 40% | 96% |
| United Kingdom | 35% | 95% |
| Canada | 35% | 95% |
| Australia | 30% | 92% |
Celebrities who are about 5'9"
- Serena Williams — 175 cm
- Virat Kohli — 175 cm
- Deepika Padukone — 174 cm
- Neymar Jr — 175 cm
- Mohamed Salah — 175 cm
- Coco Gauff — 175 cm
- Justin Bieber — 175 cm
- IShowSpeed — 175 cm
- Robert Downey Jr — 174 cm
- Adele — 175 cm
- Jennifer Lawrence — 175 cm
How to convert 5'9" to cm
One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm. 5 feet is 152.4 cm and 9 inches is 22.9 cm, so 5'9" comes to 175.26 cm, or 1.75 m. On a form that asks for centimetres you would write 175 cm.
Healthy weight for 5'9"
With the WHO healthy BMI range (18.5 to 24.9), a healthy weight for an adult who is 5'9" is about 57 to 76 kg (125 to 169 lb). BMI cannot tell muscle from fat, so athletes often weigh more and are still healthy.
What 5'9" looks like in real life
Someone who is 5'9" is 4.3 cm (1.7 in) taller than the average man worldwide (171 cm) and 13.3 cm (5.2 in) taller than the average woman (162 cm on the board). Their eye level is at about 164 cm, and a standard door (203 cm) leaves 27.9 cm of space above their head. Arm span is usually within a few centimetres of height, so it is close to 175.3 cm as well.
Heights close to 5'9"
| Height | In cm | Taller than men | Taller than women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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+% |
| 5'11" | 180.3 cm | 91% | 99+% |