What is 5 Feet 6 Inches in Centimeters?
How tall is 5 ft 6 in centimeters? How high is 5 foot 6? Use this easy calculator to convert feet and inches to metric.
5 Feet, 6 Inches =
167.64 Centimeters
exact result
How tall is 5 foot 6 in decimal feet?
5 foot 6 = exactly 5.5 decimal feet.
Step 1: Take the feet
Step 2: Add the inches divided by 12
Result: 5 + 6/12 = 5.5
How tall is 5 foot 6 in inches?
5 foot 6 = exactly 66 decimal inches.
Step 1: Multiply the feet by 12
Step 2: Add the inches
Result: 5*12 + 6 = 66
Is 5′6″ short?
For men, yes. In the United States, 5′6″ is below average for a man. Only 20.6% of men are 5′6″ or shorter.
However, for women, 5′6″ is above average. 72.4% of women are less than 5′6″ 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′6.00″ |
66.00 |
5.5000 |
167.64 |
1.6764 |
| 5′6.01″ |
66.01 |
5.5008 |
167.67 |
1.6767 |
| 5′6.02″ |
66.02 |
5.5017 |
167.69 |
1.6769 |
| 5′6.03″ |
66.03 |
5.5025 |
167.72 |
1.6772 |
| 5′6.04″ |
66.04 |
5.5033 |
167.74 |
1.6774 |
| 5′6.05″ |
66.05 |
5.5042 |
167.77 |
1.6777 |
| 5′6.06″ |
66.06 |
5.5050 |
167.79 |
1.6779 |
| 5′6.07″ |
66.07 |
5.5058 |
167.82 |
1.6782 |
| 5′6.08″ |
66.08 |
5.5067 |
167.84 |
1.6784 |
| 5′6.09″ |
66.09 |
5.5075 |
167.87 |
1.6787 |
| 5′6.10″ |
66.10 |
5.5083 |
167.89 |
1.6789 |
| 5′6.11″ |
66.11 |
5.5092 |
167.92 |
1.6792 |
| 5′6.12″ |
66.12 |
5.5100 |
167.94 |
1.6794 |
| 5′6.13″ |
66.13 |
5.5108 |
167.97 |
1.6797 |
| 5′6.14″ |
66.14 |
5.5117 |
168.00 |
1.6800 |
| 5′6.15″ |
66.15 |
5.5125 |
168.02 |
1.6802 |
| 5′6.16″ |
66.16 |
5.5133 |
168.05 |
1.6805 |
| 5′6.17″ |
66.17 |
5.5142 |
168.07 |
1.6807 |
| 5′6.18″ |
66.18 |
5.5150 |
168.10 |
1.6810 |
| 5′6.19″ |
66.19 |
5.5158 |
168.12 |
1.6812 |
| 5′6.20″ |
66.20 |
5.5167 |
168.15 |
1.6815 |
| 5′6.21″ |
66.21 |
5.5175 |
168.17 |
1.6817 |
| 5′6.22″ |
66.22 |
5.5183 |
168.20 |
1.6820 |
| 5′6.23″ |
66.23 |
5.5192 |
168.22 |
1.6822 |
| 5′6.24″ |
66.24 |
5.5200 |
168.25 |
1.6825 |
| 5′6.25″ |
66.25 |
5.5208 |
168.28 |
1.6828 |
| 5′6.26″ |
66.26 |
5.5217 |
168.30 |
1.6830 |
| 5′6.27″ |
66.27 |
5.5225 |
168.33 |
1.6833 |
| 5′6.28″ |
66.28 |
5.5233 |
168.35 |
1.6835 |
| 5′6.29″ |
66.29 |
5.5242 |
168.38 |
1.6838 |
| 5′6.30″ |
66.30 |
5.5250 |
168.40 |
1.6840 |
| 5′6.31″ |
66.31 |
5.5258 |
168.43 |
1.6843 |
| 5′6.32″ |
66.32 |
5.5267 |
168.45 |
1.6845 |
| 5′6.33″ |
66.33 |
5.5275 |
168.48 |
1.6848 |
| 5′6.34″ |
66.34 |
5.5283 |
168.50 |
1.6850 |
| 5′6.35″ |
66.35 |
5.5292 |
168.53 |
1.6853 |
| 5′6.36″ |
66.36 |
5.5300 |
168.55 |
1.6855 |
| 5′6.37″ |
66.37 |
5.5308 |
168.58 |
1.6858 |
| 5′6.38″ |
66.38 |
5.5317 |
168.61 |
1.6861 |
| 5′6.39″ |
66.39 |
5.5325 |
168.63 |
1.6863 |
| 5′6.40″ |
66.40 |
5.5333 |
168.66 |
1.6866 |
| 5′6.41″ |
66.41 |
5.5342 |
168.68 |
1.6868 |
| 5′6.42″ |
66.42 |
5.5350 |
168.71 |
1.6871 |
| 5′6.43″ |
66.43 |
5.5358 |
168.73 |
1.6873 |
| 5′6.44″ |
66.44 |
5.5367 |
168.76 |
1.6876 |
| 5′6.45″ |
66.45 |
5.5375 |
168.78 |
1.6878 |
| 5′6.46″ |
66.46 |
5.5383 |
168.81 |
1.6881 |
| 5′6.47″ |
66.47 |
5.5392 |
168.83 |
1.6883 |
| 5′6.48″ |
66.48 |
5.5400 |
168.86 |
1.6886 |
| 5′6.49″ |
66.49 |
5.5408 |
168.88 |
1.6888 |