6'0" in cm: 182.9 cm — how tall is 6 foot 0?

6'0" = 182.9 cm · 72 inches · 1.83 m

A 6'0" man is taller than about 95% of men worldwide (very tall); a 6'0" woman is taller than about 99+% of women (very tall). The board above shows 6'0" next to the average man and woman.

6'0" compared with national averages

CountryTaller than menTaller than women
World average95%99+%
United States80%99+%
United Kingdom75%99+%
Canada75%99+%
Australia71%99+%

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How to convert 6'0" to cm

One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm. 6 feet is 182.9 cm and 0 inches is 0 cm, so 6'0" comes to 182.88 cm, or 1.83 m. On a form that asks for centimetres you would write 183 cm.

Healthy weight for 6'0"

With the WHO healthy BMI range (18.5 to 24.9), a healthy weight for an adult who is 6'0" is about 62 to 83 kg (136 to 184 lb). BMI cannot tell muscle from fat, so athletes often weigh more and are still healthy.

What 6'0" looks like in real life

Someone who is 6'0" is 11.9 cm (4.7 in) taller than the average man worldwide (171 cm) and 20.9 cm (8.2 in) taller than the average woman (162 cm on the board). Their eye level is at about 171.2 cm, and a standard door (203 cm) leaves 20.3 cm of space above their head. Arm span is usually within a few centimetres of height, so it is close to 182.9 cm as well.

Heights close to 6'0"

HeightIn cmTaller than menTaller than women
5'10"177.8 cm83%99+%
5'11"180.3 cm91%99+%
6'0"182.9 cm95%99+%
6'1"185.4 cm98%99+%
6'2"188 cm99%99+%

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