6'2" in cm: 188 cm — how tall is 6 foot 2?
6'2" = 188 cm · 74 inches · 1.88 m
A 6'2" man is taller than about 99% of men worldwide (very tall); a 6'2" woman is taller than about 99+% of women (very tall). The board above shows 6'2" next to the average man and woman.
6'2" compared with national averages
| Country | Taller than men | Taller than women |
|---|---|---|
| World average | 99% | 99+% |
| United States | 94% | 99+% |
| United Kingdom | 92% | 99+% |
| Canada | 92% | 99+% |
| Australia | 90% | 99+% |
Celebrities who are about 6'2"
- Cristiano Ronaldo — 187 cm
- Barack Obama — 187 cm
- Stephen Curry — 188 cm
- Kyrie Irving — 188 cm
- Damian Lillard — 188 cm
- Ja Morant — 188 cm
- Jalen Brunson — 188 cm
- Novak Djokovic — 188 cm
- Maria Sharapova — 188 cm
- Will Smith — 188 cm
- Arnold Schwarzenegger — 188 cm
- Hugh Jackman — 188 cm
How to convert 6'2" to cm
One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm. 6 feet is 182.9 cm and 2 inches is 5.1 cm, so 6'2" comes to 187.96 cm, or 1.88 m. On a form that asks for centimetres you would write 188 cm.
Healthy weight for 6'2"
With the WHO healthy BMI range (18.5 to 24.9), a healthy weight for an adult who is 6'2" is about 65 to 88 kg (144 to 194 lb). BMI cannot tell muscle from fat, so athletes often weigh more and are still healthy.
What 6'2" looks like in real life
Someone who is 6'2" is 17 cm (6.7 in) taller than the average man worldwide (171 cm) and 26 cm (10.2 in) taller than the average woman (162 cm on the board). Their eye level is at about 175.9 cm, and a standard door (203 cm) leaves 15.2 cm of space above their head. Arm span is usually within a few centimetres of height, so it is close to 188 cm as well.
Heights close to 6'2"
| Height | In cm | Taller than men | Taller than women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6'0" | 182.9 cm | 95% | 99+% |
| 6'1" | 185.4 cm | 98% | 99+% |
| 6'2" | 188 cm | 99% | 99+% |
| 6'3" | 190.5 cm | 99+% | 99+% |
| 6'4" | 193 cm | 99+% | 99+% |