5'8" Height Percentile for Men
A man who is 5'8" (172.7 cm) sits in the 36th percentile for adult men — taller than about 36% of them, and shorter than about 64%.
36th
Average
36
men would be shorter
−2.6 cm
Average is 175.3 cm (5'9")
5'8" sits at the 36th percentile of the adult man distribution
How 5'8" 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 | 6th |
| Denmark | 181 cm | 12th |
| Germany | 180.6 cm | 13th |
| Norway | 180.5 cm | 13th |
| Poland | 180.3 cm | 14th |
| Croatia | 180 cm | 15th |
| Czech Republic | 180 cm | 15th |
| Estonia | 180 cm | 15th |
| Latvia | 180 cm | 15th |
| Lithuania | 180 cm | 15th |
| Serbia | 180 cm | 15th |
| Slovenia | 180 cm | 15th |
| Sweden | 180 cm | 15th |
| France | 179.7 cm | 16th |
| Finland | 179.6 cm | 16th |
| Australia | 179.2 cm | 18th |
| Austria | 179 cm | 18th |
| Belgium | 179 cm | 18th |
| Slovakia | 179 cm | 18th |
| Canada | 178.1 cm | 22nd |
| Greece | 178 cm | 22nd |
| Switzerland | 178 cm | 22nd |
| Ukraine | 178 cm | 22nd |
| Italy | 177.8 cm | 23rd |
| Israel | 177 cm | 27th |
| the UK | 177 cm | 27th |
| Hungary | 176 cm | 32nd |
| Russia | 176 cm | 32nd |
| the US | 175.3 cm | 36th |
| Bulgaria | 175 cm | 37th |
| Romania | 175 cm | 37th |
| South Korea | 174.9 cm | 38th |
| Argentina | 174.5 cm | 40th |
| Spain | 174 cm | 43rd |
| Brazil | 173.6 cm | 45th |
| Iran | 173 cm | 48th |
| Turkey | 173 cm | 48th |
| China | 172.1 cm | 53rd |
| Portugal | 172 cm | 54th |
| Chile | 171.3 cm | 58th |
| Japan | 170.8 cm | 61st |
| Colombia | 170.6 cm | 62nd |
| Egypt | 170.3 cm | 63rd |
| Saudi Arabia | 170 cm | 65th |
| Malaysia | 169 cm | 70th |
| Mexico | 169 cm | 70th |
| South Africa | 169 cm | 70th |
| Thailand | 169 cm | 70th |
| Vietnam | 168 cm | 75th |
| Pakistan | 167 cm | 79th |
| India | 166.5 cm | 81st |
| Nigeria | 165.9 cm | 83rd |
| Indonesia | 165 cm | 86th |
| Nepal | 165 cm | 86th |
| Philippines | 163.5 cm | 91st |
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 5'8"
What percentile is 5'8" for a man?
5'8" (172.7 cm) is the 36th percentile for adult men, meaning a man at this height is taller than about 36% of adult men and shorter than about 64%.
Is 5'8" tall for a man?
At the 36th percentile, 5'8" counts as "average" for adult men. In a room of 100 men, roughly 36 would be shorter and 64 taller.
How many centimetres is 5'8"?
5'8" is 172.7 cm.