What is 5 Feet 8.5 Inches in Centimeters?
How tall is 5 ft 8 1/2 in centimeters? How high is 5 foot 8.5? Use this easy calculator to convert feet and inches to metric.
5 Feet, 8.5 Inches =
173.99 Centimeters
exact result
How tall is 5 foot 8 1/2 in decimal feet?
5 foot 8 and a half = about 5.708 decimal feet.
Step 1: Take the feet
Step 2: Add the inches divided by 12
Result: 5 + 8.5/12 ≈ 5.708
How tall is 5 foot 8 1/2 in inches?
5 foot 8 and a half = exactly 68.5 decimal inches.
Step 1: Multiply the feet by 12
Step 2: Add the inches
Result: 5*12 + 8.5 = 68.5
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′8.50″ |
68.50 |
5.7083 |
173.99 |
1.7399 |
| 5′8.51″ |
68.51 |
5.7092 |
174.02 |
1.7402 |
| 5′8.52″ |
68.52 |
5.7100 |
174.04 |
1.7404 |
| 5′8.53″ |
68.53 |
5.7108 |
174.07 |
1.7407 |
| 5′8.54″ |
68.54 |
5.7117 |
174.09 |
1.7409 |
| 5′8.55″ |
68.55 |
5.7125 |
174.12 |
1.7412 |
| 5′8.56″ |
68.56 |
5.7133 |
174.14 |
1.7414 |
| 5′8.57″ |
68.57 |
5.7142 |
174.17 |
1.7417 |
| 5′8.58″ |
68.58 |
5.7150 |
174.19 |
1.7419 |
| 5′8.59″ |
68.59 |
5.7158 |
174.22 |
1.7422 |
| 5′8.60″ |
68.60 |
5.7167 |
174.24 |
1.7424 |
| 5′8.61″ |
68.61 |
5.7175 |
174.27 |
1.7427 |
| 5′8.62″ |
68.62 |
5.7183 |
174.29 |
1.7429 |
| 5′8.63″ |
68.63 |
5.7192 |
174.32 |
1.7432 |
| 5′8.64″ |
68.64 |
5.7200 |
174.35 |
1.7435 |
| 5′8.65″ |
68.65 |
5.7208 |
174.37 |
1.7437 |
| 5′8.66″ |
68.66 |
5.7217 |
174.40 |
1.7440 |
| 5′8.67″ |
68.67 |
5.7225 |
174.42 |
1.7442 |
| 5′8.68″ |
68.68 |
5.7233 |
174.45 |
1.7445 |
| 5′8.69″ |
68.69 |
5.7242 |
174.47 |
1.7447 |
| 5′8.70″ |
68.70 |
5.7250 |
174.50 |
1.7450 |
| 5′8.71″ |
68.71 |
5.7258 |
174.52 |
1.7452 |
| 5′8.72″ |
68.72 |
5.7267 |
174.55 |
1.7455 |
| 5′8.73″ |
68.73 |
5.7275 |
174.57 |
1.7457 |
| 5′8.74″ |
68.74 |
5.7283 |
174.60 |
1.7460 |
| 5′8.75″ |
68.75 |
5.7292 |
174.63 |
1.7463 |
| 5′8.76″ |
68.76 |
5.7300 |
174.65 |
1.7465 |
| 5′8.77″ |
68.77 |
5.7308 |
174.68 |
1.7468 |
| 5′8.78″ |
68.78 |
5.7317 |
174.70 |
1.7470 |
| 5′8.79″ |
68.79 |
5.7325 |
174.73 |
1.7473 |
| 5′8.80″ |
68.80 |
5.7333 |
174.75 |
1.7475 |
| 5′8.81″ |
68.81 |
5.7342 |
174.78 |
1.7478 |
| 5′8.82″ |
68.82 |
5.7350 |
174.80 |
1.7480 |
| 5′8.83″ |
68.83 |
5.7358 |
174.83 |
1.7483 |
| 5′8.84″ |
68.84 |
5.7367 |
174.85 |
1.7485 |
| 5′8.85″ |
68.85 |
5.7375 |
174.88 |
1.7488 |
| 5′8.86″ |
68.86 |
5.7383 |
174.90 |
1.7490 |
| 5′8.87″ |
68.87 |
5.7392 |
174.93 |
1.7493 |
| 5′8.88″ |
68.88 |
5.7400 |
174.96 |
1.7496 |
| 5′8.89″ |
68.89 |
5.7408 |
174.98 |
1.7498 |
| 5′8.90″ |
68.90 |
5.7417 |
175.01 |
1.7501 |
| 5′8.91″ |
68.91 |
5.7425 |
175.03 |
1.7503 |
| 5′8.92″ |
68.92 |
5.7433 |
175.06 |
1.7506 |
| 5′8.93″ |
68.93 |
5.7442 |
175.08 |
1.7508 |
| 5′8.94″ |
68.94 |
5.7450 |
175.11 |
1.7511 |
| 5′8.95″ |
68.95 |
5.7458 |
175.13 |
1.7513 |
| 5′8.96″ |
68.96 |
5.7467 |
175.16 |
1.7516 |
| 5′8.97″ |
68.97 |
5.7475 |
175.18 |
1.7518 |
| 5′8.98″ |
68.98 |
5.7483 |
175.21 |
1.7521 |
| 5′8.99″ |
68.99 |
5.7492 |
175.23 |
1.7523 |