What is 5 Feet 8 Inches in Centimeters?
How tall is 5 ft 8 in centimeters? How high is 5 foot 8? Use this easy calculator to convert feet and inches to metric.
5 Feet, 8 Inches =
172.72 Centimeters
exact result
How tall is 5 foot 8 in decimal feet?
5 foot 8 = about 5.667 decimal feet.
Step 1: Take the feet
Step 2: Add the inches divided by 12
Result: 5 + 8/12 ≈ 5.667
How tall is 5 foot 8 in inches?
5 foot 8 = exactly 68 decimal inches.
Step 1: Multiply the feet by 12
Step 2: Add the inches
Result: 5*12 + 8 = 68
Is 5′8″ short?
It depends. In the United States, 5′8″ is a little below average for a man. Still, if you are 5′8″ tall, you are taller than 33.1% of men in their twenties.
For women, 5′8″ is quite a bit above average. 90.3% of women are less than 5′8″ tall.
Height Percentiles - United States
For each height, this table shows the percentage of Americans, aged 20-29, who are less than that height.
Source
| Height |
Men |
Women |
| 4′11″ |
n/a |
2.6% |
| 5′0″ |
n/a |
5.7% |
| 5′1″ |
n/a |
12.3% |
| 5′2″ |
n/a |
20.8% |
| 5′3″ |
n/a |
30.4% |
| 5′4″ |
3.7% |
43.5% |
| 5′5″ |
7.2% |
54.1% |
| 5′6″ |
11.6% |
72.4% |
| 5′7″ |
20.6% |
82.3% |
| 5′8″ |
33.1% |
90.3% |
| 5′9″ |
42.2% |
94.1% |
| 5′10″ |
58.6% |
97.6% |
| 5′11″ |
70.7% |
> 99% |
| 6′0″ |
79.9% |
> 99% |
| 6′1″ |
89.0% |
> 99% |
| 6′2″ |
94.1% |
> 99% |
| 6′3″ |
98.3% |
> 99% |
| 6′4″ |
> 99% |
> 99% |
Height Conversion Table
results may be rounded
| Height |
Inches |
Feet |
Cm |
Meters |
| 5′8.00″ |
68.00 |
5.6667 |
172.72 |
1.7272 |
| 5′8.01″ |
68.01 |
5.6675 |
172.75 |
1.7275 |
| 5′8.02″ |
68.02 |
5.6683 |
172.77 |
1.7277 |
| 5′8.03″ |
68.03 |
5.6692 |
172.80 |
1.7280 |
| 5′8.04″ |
68.04 |
5.6700 |
172.82 |
1.7282 |
| 5′8.05″ |
68.05 |
5.6708 |
172.85 |
1.7285 |
| 5′8.06″ |
68.06 |
5.6717 |
172.87 |
1.7287 |
| 5′8.07″ |
68.07 |
5.6725 |
172.90 |
1.7290 |
| 5′8.08″ |
68.08 |
5.6733 |
172.92 |
1.7292 |
| 5′8.09″ |
68.09 |
5.6742 |
172.95 |
1.7295 |
| 5′8.10″ |
68.10 |
5.6750 |
172.97 |
1.7297 |
| 5′8.11″ |
68.11 |
5.6758 |
173.00 |
1.7300 |
| 5′8.12″ |
68.12 |
5.6767 |
173.02 |
1.7302 |
| 5′8.13″ |
68.13 |
5.6775 |
173.05 |
1.7305 |
| 5′8.14″ |
68.14 |
5.6783 |
173.08 |
1.7308 |
| 5′8.15″ |
68.15 |
5.6792 |
173.10 |
1.7310 |
| 5′8.16″ |
68.16 |
5.6800 |
173.13 |
1.7313 |
| 5′8.17″ |
68.17 |
5.6808 |
173.15 |
1.7315 |
| 5′8.18″ |
68.18 |
5.6817 |
173.18 |
1.7318 |
| 5′8.19″ |
68.19 |
5.6825 |
173.20 |
1.7320 |
| 5′8.20″ |
68.20 |
5.6833 |
173.23 |
1.7323 |
| 5′8.21″ |
68.21 |
5.6842 |
173.25 |
1.7325 |
| 5′8.22″ |
68.22 |
5.6850 |
173.28 |
1.7328 |
| 5′8.23″ |
68.23 |
5.6858 |
173.30 |
1.7330 |
| 5′8.24″ |
68.24 |
5.6867 |
173.33 |
1.7333 |
| 5′8.25″ |
68.25 |
5.6875 |
173.36 |
1.7336 |
| 5′8.26″ |
68.26 |
5.6883 |
173.38 |
1.7338 |
| 5′8.27″ |
68.27 |
5.6892 |
173.41 |
1.7341 |
| 5′8.28″ |
68.28 |
5.6900 |
173.43 |
1.7343 |
| 5′8.29″ |
68.29 |
5.6908 |
173.46 |
1.7346 |
| 5′8.30″ |
68.30 |
5.6917 |
173.48 |
1.7348 |
| 5′8.31″ |
68.31 |
5.6925 |
173.51 |
1.7351 |
| 5′8.32″ |
68.32 |
5.6933 |
173.53 |
1.7353 |
| 5′8.33″ |
68.33 |
5.6942 |
173.56 |
1.7356 |
| 5′8.34″ |
68.34 |
5.6950 |
173.58 |
1.7358 |
| 5′8.35″ |
68.35 |
5.6958 |
173.61 |
1.7361 |
| 5′8.36″ |
68.36 |
5.6967 |
173.63 |
1.7363 |
| 5′8.37″ |
68.37 |
5.6975 |
173.66 |
1.7366 |
| 5′8.38″ |
68.38 |
5.6983 |
173.69 |
1.7369 |
| 5′8.39″ |
68.39 |
5.6992 |
173.71 |
1.7371 |
| 5′8.40″ |
68.40 |
5.7000 |
173.74 |
1.7374 |
| 5′8.41″ |
68.41 |
5.7008 |
173.76 |
1.7376 |
| 5′8.42″ |
68.42 |
5.7017 |
173.79 |
1.7379 |
| 5′8.43″ |
68.43 |
5.7025 |
173.81 |
1.7381 |
| 5′8.44″ |
68.44 |
5.7033 |
173.84 |
1.7384 |
| 5′8.45″ |
68.45 |
5.7042 |
173.86 |
1.7386 |
| 5′8.46″ |
68.46 |
5.7050 |
173.89 |
1.7389 |
| 5′8.47″ |
68.47 |
5.7058 |
173.91 |
1.7391 |
| 5′8.48″ |
68.48 |
5.7067 |
173.94 |
1.7394 |
| 5′8.49″ |
68.49 |
5.7075 |
173.96 |
1.7396 |