Height
How tall is 5'9"?
175.26 cm1.75 m · 69″
5 foot 9 is exactly 175.26 cm. For an adult in the United States that is about average for a man and very tall for a woman — but the same number lands very differently elsewhere, which is what the table below is for.
Key figures for 5'9"
- Centimetres
- 175.26 cm
- Exact conversion
- Metres
- 1.75 m
- Total inches
- 69″
- 5 ft × 12 + 9
- US percentile
- 50th / 98th
- Men / women (CDC adults)
Is 5'9" tall?
Measured against US adults aged 20 and over, from the CDC's NHANES survey (mean 175.3 cm for men, 161.3 cm for women).
For a man
50th percentile
About 50% of American men are shorter than 5'9", so it reads as about average. Worldwide it is around the 73rd percentile.
For a woman
98th percentile
About 98% of American women are shorter than 5'9", so it reads as very tall. Worldwide it is around the 99th percentile.
5'9" around the world
Where a height sits depends entirely on who you stand next to. For men, 5'9" runs from the 11th percentile in Netherlands to the 98th percentile in Timor-Leste.
| Country | vs. men | Men’s percentile | vs. women | Women’s percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | −8.5 cm | 11th | +4.9 cm | 77th |
| Montenegro | −8 cm | 13th | +5.3 cm | 79th |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | −7.2 cm | 15th | +7.8 cm | 88th |
| Denmark | −6.6 cm | 17th | +5.8 cm | 81st |
| Ukraine | −5.7 cm | 21st | +8.7 cm | 91st |
| Croatia | −5.5 cm | 22nd | +8.5 cm | 90th |
| Serbia | −5.4 cm | 22nd | +7 cm | 86th |
| Poland | −5.4 cm | 22nd | +9.5 cm | 93rd |
| Finland | −5.3 cm | 23rd | +8.8 cm | 91st |
| Norway | −5.2 cm | 23rd | +8.9 cm | 91st |
| Sweden | −5.2 cm | 23rd | +8.6 cm | 91st |
| Germany | −5 cm | 24th | +9.1 cm | 92nd |
| Greece | −4 cm | 28th | +9.5 cm | 93rd |
| Ireland | −3.7 cm | 30th | +10.8 cm | 95th |
| Australia | −3.5 cm | 31st | +10.6 cm | 95th |
| Canada | −3.4 cm | 31st | +10.6 cm | 95th |
| France | −3.3 cm | 32nd | +10.8 cm | 95th |
| United Kingdom | −2.9 cm | 34th | +11.4 cm | 96th |
| New Zealand | −2.4 cm | 37th | +10.6 cm | 95th |
| Jamaica | −1.7 cm | 40th | +11 cm | 95th |
| United States | −1.6 cm | 41st | +12 cm | 97th |
| Russia | −1.3 cm | 43rd | +10.8 cm | 95th |
| Turkey | −1.1 cm | 44th | +13.5 cm | 98th |
| Spain | −0.8 cm | 45th | +13.3 cm | 98th |
| Brazil | −0.4 cm | 48th | +12.9 cm | 98th |
| China | −0.4 cm | 48th | +11.8 cm | 96th |
| Iran | −0.3 cm | 48th | +14.1 cm | 98th |
| South Korea | −0.2 cm | 49th | +12.1 cm | 97th |
| Argentina | +0.5 cm | 53rd | +14.1 cm | 98th |
| Egypt | +0.7 cm | 54th | +14.4 cm | 99th |
| Italy | +0.9 cm | 55th | +13.5 cm | 98th |
| Portugal | +0.9 cm | 55th | +14.1 cm | 98th |
| Japan | +3.2 cm | 67th | +16.8 cm | >99th |
| Colombia | +3.4 cm | 68th | +17.3 cm | >99th |
| Thailand | +3.7 cm | 70th | +15.9 cm | 99th |
| Nigeria | +3.7 cm | 70th | +17.2 cm | >99th |
| Saudi Arabia | +4.6 cm | 74th | +16.5 cm | 99th |
| Kenya | +4.8 cm | 75th | +15.9 cm | 99th |
| Mexico | +5 cm | 76th | +17.4 cm | >99th |
| South Africa | +5.7 cm | 79th | +16.7 cm | 99th |
| Malaysia | +6.1 cm | 80th | +18.2 cm | >99th |
| Vietnam | +6.4 cm | 81st | +16.9 cm | >99th |
| Ethiopia | +6.5 cm | 82nd | +18.1 cm | >99th |
| DR Congo | +6.7 cm | 83rd | +19 cm | >99th |
| Pakistan | +8 cm | 87th | +20.5 cm | >99th |
| Tanzania | +8.3 cm | 88th | +18.4 cm | >99th |
| Peru | +8.5 cm | 88th | +20.9 cm | >99th |
| Myanmar | +8.6 cm | 89th | +20.6 cm | >99th |
| India | +8.8 cm | 89th | +20.1 cm | >99th |
| Indonesia | +9 cm | 90th | +20.9 cm | >99th |
| Philippines | +10.1 cm | 92nd | +21.2 cm | >99th |
| Bangladesh | +10.2 cm | 92nd | +22.9 cm | >99th |
| Nepal | +10.9 cm | 94th | +22.9 cm | >99th |
| Guatemala | +10.9 cm | 94th | +24.4 cm | >99th |
| Timor-Leste | +15.2 cm | 98th | +22.6 cm | >99th |
Estimated from NCD-RisC national averages for 19-year-olds and an assumed normal distribution. This is the only series that covers every country on a consistent basis, and it runs a little taller than measured adult figures — which is why the US percentiles above, taken from the CDC's adult survey, differ slightly from the US row here. Greyed values sit beyond the 2nd or 98th percentile, where the estimate stops discriminating.How we calculate this → Check your own percentile →
Who is 5'9"?
Public figures with a reported height within 2 cm of 5'9".
- Justin BieberSinger5′ 9″175 cm
- NeymarFootballer5′ 9″175 cm
- Serena WilliamsTennis player5′ 9″175 cm
- Virat KohliCricketer5′ 9″175 cm
- Robert Downey Jr.Actor5′ 8.5″174 cm
- Jackie ChanActor & martial artist5′ 8.5″174 cm
- Sylvester StalloneActor5′ 9.5″177 cm
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Everyday things about this tall
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- SUV 178 cm · 5′ 10″
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Questions about 5'9"
How tall is 5'9" in cm?
5 foot 9 is exactly 175.26 cm, or 1.75 m. That is 69 inches in total (5 × 12 + 9), and each inch is 2.54 cm.
Is 5'9" tall for a man?
In the United States, 5'9" is about average for a man — around the 50th percentile, so roughly 50% of American men are shorter. That is measured against CDC NHANES data for adults aged 20 and over, whose mean is 175.3 cm.
Is 5'9" tall for a woman?
In the United States, 5'9" is very tall for a woman — around the 98th percentile, meaning roughly 98% of American women are shorter, against a CDC adult mean of 161.3 cm.
Does 5'9" count as tall everywhere?
No. For men it ranges from about the 11th percentile in Netherlands to the 98th percentile in Timor-Leste. The same height reads very differently depending on where you are.
See 5'9" next to anyone
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