Height comparison
Beyoncé vs Rihanna
Rihanna is taller than Beyoncé by 4 cm (1.5″).
Perennially compared artists of the same generation.
The numbers
- Beyoncé
- 5′ 6.5″
- 169 cm · 1.69 m
- Rihanna
- 5′ 8″
- 173 cm · 1.73 m
- Difference
- 1.5″
- 4 cm
- Taller
- Rihanna
- Rihanna
The difference in full
Centimetres
4 cm
Feet & inches
1.5″
Relative
2.4%
taller than Beyoncé
How they compare with everyone else
Measured against US adults aged 20 and over, from the CDC's NHANES survey.
Beyoncé
87th percentile
Taller than about 87% of American women.
Rihanna
96th percentile
Taller than about 96% of American women.
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Questions
Who is taller, Beyoncé or Rihanna?
Rihanna. Rihanna is 5′ 8″ (173 cm) and Beyoncé is 5′ 6.5″ (169 cm), a difference of 4 cm.
What is the height difference between Beyoncé and Rihanna?
4 cm, which is 1.5″ in imperial units.
How tall is Beyoncé?
Beyoncé is 5′ 6.5″ (169 cm, 1.69 m). Source: press and agency figures.
How tall is Rihanna?
Rihanna is 5′ 8″ (173 cm, 1.73 m). Source: press and agency figures.
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