What is 5'11" in cm and inches?

5'11" is exactly 180.34 cm, or 71 inches.

About 180 cm to the nearest centimeter, or 1.8 m. Half an inch either side: 5'10.5" is 179.07 cm and 5'11.5" is 181.61 cm.

For a woman, 5 ft 11 in is very tall: more than 95 in 100 US women are shorter. For a man, 5 ft 11 in is a little above average: about 76 in 100 US men are shorter.

A 5 ft 11 in person is taller than the average US woman by 19.1 cm (7.5 in). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.5 ft 11 in: 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm). Converted height Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). A 5 ft 11 in person is taller than the average US man by 5.2 cm (2 in). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). A 5 ft 11 in person is taller than the average US woman by 19.1 cm (7.5 in).A 5 ft 11 in person is taller than the average US woman by 19.1 cm (7.5 in). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.5 ft 11 in: 5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm). Converted height Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). A 5 ft 11 in person is taller than the average US man by 5.2 cm (2 in). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). A 5 ft 11 in person is taller than the average US woman by 19.1 cm (7.5 in).

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180.34 cm (1.8 m)

  • 180.34 cm
  • 1.8 m
  • 71 in

People listed at about 5 ft 11 in: Bad Bunny, Melania Trump, Brad Pitt, Pedro Pascal, Kendall Jenner. See all 186 and put yourself beside them.

How the conversion works

A foot is 12 inches, and an inch is exactly 2.54 cm. So 5 ft 11 in is 5 × 12 + 11 = 71 inches, and 71 × 2.54 = 180.34 cm. Nothing is rounded: because the inch is defined as 2.54 cm, a height in whole or half inches always comes out in centimeters with two decimals at most.

Asked the other way round: How tall is 71 inches in feet? Rounded to the nearest centimeter: How tall is 180 cm in feet?

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