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How Tall Is the Average British Man?

The average British man is about 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) tall. That is 2.8 in (7 cm) taller than the average man (5 ft 7 in). The average height of adult men in the United Kingdom.

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How tall is the average British man compared to the average man?

The average British man is 2.8 in (7 cm) taller than the average man (5 ft 7 in). That makes the average British man 1× the size of the average man.

Average British Man height in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

The average British man measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	5 ft 10 in
Inches	70.1 in
Centimeters	178 cm
Meters	1.78 m

Average British Man height facts

Men in the UK average about 178 cm (5 ft 10 in).

How does the average British man compare to other things?

The average British man next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Average British man
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	782 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	7.16 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	4,970× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	185× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	6.9× bigger
Nicole Kidman	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
Bad Bunny	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
Gray wolf	5 ft 11 in (180 cm) long	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
Leatherback sea turtle	5 ft 11 in (180 cm) long	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
Bicycle	5 ft 11 in (180 cm) long	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
Taylor Swift	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	0 pm smaller
Zendaya	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	0 pm smaller
Megan Thee Stallion	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	0 pm smaller
Timothée Chalamet	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	0 pm smaller
Gal Gadot	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	0 pm smaller
Matt Damon	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	0 pm smaller
Sylvester Stallone	5 ft 10 in (177 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) smaller
Average Chinese man	5 ft 9 in (176 cm)	0.91 in (2.3 cm) smaller
Average American man	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	1.1 in (2.7 cm) smaller
Michael Jackson	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	1.2 in (3 cm) smaller
Justin Bieber	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	1.2 in (3 cm) smaller
Jennifer Lawrence	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	1.2 in (3 cm) smaller
Serena Williams	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	1.2 in (3 cm) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	2.8 in (7 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	7.5 in (19 cm) smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.

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