6'0" Height Percentile for Men

A man who is 6'0" (182.9 cm) sits in the 85th percentile for adult men — taller than about 85% of them, and shorter than about 15%.

Percentile

85th

Above average

In a room of 100

85

men would be shorter

vs US average

+7.6 cm

Average is 175.3 cm (5'9")

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6'0" sits at the 85th percentile of the adult man distribution

How 6'0" ranks around the world

The same height reads very differently depending on where you are. Sorted by each country's average height for men.

CountryAverageYour percentile
the Netherlands183.8 cm45th
Denmark181 cm61st
Germany180.6 cm63rd
Norway180.5 cm63rd
Poland180.3 cm64th
Croatia180 cm66th
Czech Republic180 cm66th
Estonia180 cm66th
Latvia180 cm66th
Lithuania180 cm66th
Serbia180 cm66th
Slovenia180 cm66th
Sweden180 cm66th
France179.7 cm68th
Finland179.6 cm68th
Australia179.2 cm70th
Austria179 cm71st
Belgium179 cm71st
Slovakia179 cm71st
Canada178.1 cm75th
Greece178 cm76th
Switzerland178 cm76th
Ukraine178 cm76th
Italy177.8 cm77th
Israel177 cm80th
the UK177 cm80th
Hungary176 cm84th
Russia176 cm84th
the US175.3 cm86th
Bulgaria175 cm87th
Romania175 cm87th
South Korea174.9 cm87th
Argentina174.5 cm88th
Spain174 cm90th
Brazil173.6 cm91st
Iran173 cm92nd
Turkey173 cm92nd
China172.1 cm94th
Portugal172 cm94th
Chile171.3 cm95th
Japan170.8 cm96th
Colombia170.6 cm96th
Egypt170.3 cm96th
Saudi Arabia170 cm97th
Malaysia169 cm98th
Mexico169 cm98th
South Africa169 cm98th
Thailand169 cm98th
Vietnam168 cm98th
Pakistan167 cm99th
India166.5 cm99th
Nigeria165.9 cm99th
Indonesia165 cm99th
Nepal165 cm99th
Philippines163.5 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 6'0"

What percentile is 6'0" for a man?

6'0" (182.9 cm) is the 85th percentile for adult men, meaning a man at this height is taller than about 85% of adult men and shorter than about 15%.

Is 6'0" tall for a man?

At the 85th percentile, 6'0" counts as "above average" for adult men. In a room of 100 men, roughly 85 would be shorter and 15 taller.

How many centimetres is 6'0"?

6'0" is 182.9 cm.

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