Conversion formula

The conversion factor from milliliters to teaspoons is 0.20288413535365, which means that 1 milliliter is equal to 0.20288413535365 teaspoons:

1 ml = 0.20288413535365 tsp

To convert 5 milliliters into teaspoons we have to multiply 5 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from milliliters to teaspoons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ml → 0.20288413535365 tsp

5 ml → V_(tsp)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in teaspoons:

V_(tsp) = 5 ml × 0.20288413535365 tsp

V_(tsp) = 1.0144206767683 tsp

The final result is:

5 ml → 1.0144206767683 tsp

We conclude that 5 milliliters is equivalent to 1.0144206767683 teaspoons:

5 milliliters = 1.0144206767683 teaspoons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 teaspoon is equal to 0.985784322916 × 5 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 5 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.985784322916 teaspoons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five milliliters is approximately one point zero one four teaspoons:

5 ml ≅ 1.014 tsp

An alternative is also that one teaspoon is approximately zero point nine eight six times five milliliters.

Conversion table

milliliters to teaspoons chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from milliliters to teaspoons