7'2" in cm: 218.4 cm — how tall is 7 foot 2?
7'2" = 218.4 cm · 86 inches · 2.18 m
A 7'2" man is taller than about 99+% of men worldwide (very tall); a 7'2" woman is taller than about 99+% of women (very tall). The board above shows 7'2" next to the average man and woman.
7'2" compared with national averages
| Country | Taller than men | Taller than women |
|---|---|---|
| World average | 99+% | 99+% |
| United States | 99+% | 99+% |
| United Kingdom | 99+% | 99+% |
| Canada | 99+% | 99+% |
| Australia | 99+% | 99+% |
Celebrities who are about 7'2"
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — 218 cm
How to convert 7'2" to cm
One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm. 7 feet is 213.4 cm and 2 inches is 5.1 cm, so 7'2" comes to 218.44 cm, or 2.18 m. On a form that asks for centimetres you would write 218 cm.
Healthy weight for 7'2"
With the WHO healthy BMI range (18.5 to 24.9), a healthy weight for an adult who is 7'2" is about 88 to 119 kg (195 to 262 lb). BMI cannot tell muscle from fat, so athletes often weigh more and are still healthy.
What 7'2" looks like in real life
Someone who is 7'2" is 47.4 cm (18.7 in) taller than the average man worldwide (171 cm) and 56.4 cm (22.2 in) taller than the average woman (162 cm on the board). Their eye level is at about 204.5 cm, and a standard door (203 cm) is 15.2 cm lower than the top of their head, so they have to duck. Arm span is usually within a few centimetres of height, so it is close to 218.4 cm as well.
Heights close to 7'2"
| Height | In cm | Taller than men | Taller than women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7'0" | 213.4 cm | 99+% | 99+% |
| 7'1" | 215.9 cm | 99+% | 99+% |
| 7'2" | 218.4 cm | 99+% | 99+% |
| 7'3" | 221 cm | 99+% | 99+% |
| 7'4" | 223.5 cm | 99+% | 99+% |