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170 cm in feet and inches
170 cm = 5 ft 6.9 in, or 5′7″ rounded to the nearest inch. That is 66.9 inches, 5.58 feet or 1.70 m.
How it is worked out: 170 ÷ 2.54 = 66.93 inches; 66.93 ÷ 12 = 5 feet with 6.9 inches left over.
Is 170 cm tall?
In the US, 170 cm is below average for a man and tall for a woman. This short or shorter: 1 in 4.3 men; this tall or taller: 1 in 9.6 women. It is close to the average height of a 14-year-old boy (169 cm).
| Taller than | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| US men (20+) | about 25% | |
| US women (20+) | about 89% |
170 cm around the world
Taller than the average young man in 89 of 200 countries and the average young woman in 200 of 200. It is the average height of young men in Algeria (170.1 cm), El Salvador (169.8 cm), Guyana (170.2 cm), Azerbaijan (169.7 cm), Chad (170.4 cm), Iraq (170.4 cm). It is the average height of young women in Latvia (169.8 cm).
Healthy weight at 170 cm
BMI 18.5–24.9: 53.5–72 kg (118–159 lb).