185 cm Height Percentile for Men
A man who is 185 cm (6'1") sits in the 91st percentile for adult men — taller than about 91% of them, and shorter than about 9%.
91st
Taller than most
91
men would be shorter
+9.7 cm
Average is 175.3 cm (5'9")
185 cm sits at the 91st percentile of the adult man distribution
How 185 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 | 57th |
| Denmark | 181 cm | 72nd |
| Germany | 180.6 cm | 74th |
| Norway | 180.5 cm | 74th |
| Poland | 180.3 cm | 75th |
| Croatia | 180 cm | 76th |
| Czech Republic | 180 cm | 76th |
| Estonia | 180 cm | 76th |
| Latvia | 180 cm | 76th |
| Lithuania | 180 cm | 76th |
| Serbia | 180 cm | 76th |
| Slovenia | 180 cm | 76th |
| Sweden | 180 cm | 76th |
| France | 179.7 cm | 78th |
| Finland | 179.6 cm | 78th |
| Australia | 179.2 cm | 80th |
| Austria | 179 cm | 80th |
| Belgium | 179 cm | 80th |
| Slovakia | 179 cm | 80th |
| Canada | 178.1 cm | 84th |
| Greece | 178 cm | 84th |
| Switzerland | 178 cm | 84th |
| Ukraine | 178 cm | 84th |
| Italy | 177.8 cm | 85th |
| Israel | 177 cm | 87th |
| the UK | 177 cm | 87th |
| Hungary | 176 cm | 90th |
| Russia | 176 cm | 90th |
| the US | 175.3 cm | 92nd |
| Bulgaria | 175 cm | 92nd |
| Romania | 175 cm | 92nd |
| South Korea | 174.9 cm | 93rd |
| Argentina | 174.5 cm | 93rd |
| Spain | 174 cm | 94th |
| Brazil | 173.6 cm | 95th |
| Iran | 173 cm | 96th |
| Turkey | 173 cm | 96th |
| China | 172.1 cm | 97th |
| Portugal | 172 cm | 97th |
| Chile | 171.3 cm | 97th |
| Japan | 170.8 cm | 98th |
| Colombia | 170.6 cm | 98th |
| Egypt | 170.3 cm | 98th |
| Saudi Arabia | 170 cm | 98th |
| Malaysia | 169 cm | 99th |
| Mexico | 169 cm | 99th |
| South Africa | 169 cm | 99th |
| Thailand | 169 cm | 99th |
| Vietnam | 168 cm | 99th |
| Pakistan | 167 cm | 99th |
| India | 166.5 cm | >99th |
| Nigeria | 165.9 cm | >99th |
| Indonesia | 165 cm | >99th |
| Nepal | 165 cm | >99th |
| 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 185 cm
What percentile is 185 cm for a man?
185 cm (6'1") is the 91st percentile for adult men, meaning a man at this height is taller than about 91% of adult men and shorter than about 9%.
Is 185 cm tall for a man?
At the 91st percentile, 185 cm counts as "taller than most" for adult men. In a room of 100 men, roughly 91 would be shorter and 9 taller.
How tall is 185 cm in feet and inches?
185 cm is 6'1".