180 cm Height Percentile for Men
A man who is 180 cm (5'11") sits in the 74th percentile for adult men — taller than about 74% of them, and shorter than about 26%.
74th
Average
74
men would be shorter
+4.7 cm
Average is 175.3 cm (5'9")
180 cm sits at the 74th percentile of the adult man distribution
How 180 cm ranks around the world
The same height reads very differently depending on where you are. Sorted by each country's average height for men.
| Country | Average | Your percentile |
|---|---|---|
| the Netherlands | 183.8 cm | 29th |
| Denmark | 181 cm | 44th |
| Germany | 180.6 cm | 47th |
| Norway | 180.5 cm | 47th |
| Poland | 180.3 cm | 48th |
| Croatia | 180 cm | 50th |
| Czech Republic | 180 cm | 50th |
| Estonia | 180 cm | 50th |
| Latvia | 180 cm | 50th |
| Lithuania | 180 cm | 50th |
| Serbia | 180 cm | 50th |
| Slovenia | 180 cm | 50th |
| Sweden | 180 cm | 50th |
| France | 179.7 cm | 52nd |
| Finland | 179.6 cm | 52nd |
| Australia | 179.2 cm | 55th |
| Austria | 179 cm | 56th |
| Belgium | 179 cm | 56th |
| Slovakia | 179 cm | 56th |
| Canada | 178.1 cm | 61st |
| Greece | 178 cm | 61st |
| Switzerland | 178 cm | 61st |
| Ukraine | 178 cm | 61st |
| Italy | 177.8 cm | 62nd |
| Israel | 177 cm | 67th |
| the UK | 177 cm | 67th |
| Hungary | 176 cm | 72nd |
| Russia | 176 cm | 72nd |
| the US | 175.3 cm | 75th |
| Bulgaria | 175 cm | 76th |
| Romania | 175 cm | 76th |
| South Korea | 174.9 cm | 77th |
| Argentina | 174.5 cm | 78th |
| Spain | 174 cm | 80th |
| Brazil | 173.6 cm | 82nd |
| Iran | 173 cm | 84th |
| Turkey | 173 cm | 84th |
| China | 172.1 cm | 87th |
| Portugal | 172 cm | 87th |
| Chile | 171.3 cm | 89th |
| Japan | 170.8 cm | 91st |
| Colombia | 170.6 cm | 91st |
| Egypt | 170.3 cm | 92nd |
| Saudi Arabia | 170 cm | 92nd |
| Malaysia | 169 cm | 94th |
| Mexico | 169 cm | 94th |
| South Africa | 169 cm | 94th |
| Thailand | 169 cm | 94th |
| Vietnam | 168 cm | 96th |
| Pakistan | 167 cm | 97th |
| India | 166.5 cm | 97th |
| Nigeria | 165.9 cm | 98th |
| Indonesia | 165 cm | 98th |
| Nepal | 165 cm | 98th |
| Philippines | 163.5 cm | 99th |
Country percentiles assume a normal distribution around each published national average, so treat them as close estimates rather than exact national statistics. The US figure above uses full reference data.
Questions about 180 cm
What percentile is 180 cm for a man?
180 cm (5'11") is the 74th percentile for adult men, meaning a man at this height is taller than about 74% of adult men and shorter than about 26%.
Is 180 cm tall for a man?
At the 74th percentile, 180 cm counts as "average" for adult men. In a room of 100 men, roughly 74 would be shorter and 26 taller.
How tall is 180 cm in feet and inches?
180 cm is 5'11".