Size reference chart

Every object in Size It Up, the measurement we use, and where it comes from. Values are typical or official; real individuals vary.

🐘 Animals

Object	Metric	Imperial	Source
Garden ant long	5 mm	0.2 in	Reference
Ladybug tall	7 mm	0.28 in	Reference
Honey bee long	1.5 cm	0.59 in	Reference
Bee hummingbird long	5.5 cm	2.17 in	Reference
House cat long	46 cm	1 ft 6 in	Reference
Emperor penguin tall	1.1 m	3 ft 7 in	Reference
Red kangaroo tall	1.5 m	4 ft 11 in	Reference
Horse tall	1.6 m	5 ft 3 in	Reference
Silverback gorilla tall	1.7 m	5 ft 7 in	Reference
Adult human tall	1.75 m	5 ft 9 in	Reference
Polar bear long	2.6 m	8 ft 6 in	Reference
Komodo dragon long	2.6 m	8 ft 6 in	Reference
Ostrich tall	2.7 m	8 ft 10 in	Reference
Moose long	3 m	9 ft 10 in	Reference
African elephant tall	3.2 m	10.5 ft	Reference
Great white shark long	4.5 m	14.8 ft	Reference
Saltwater crocodile long	5 m	16.4 ft	Reference
Giraffe tall	5.5 m	18 ft	Reference
Orca long	8 m	26.2 ft	Reference
Tyrannosaurus rex long	12.3 m	40.4 ft	Reference
Blue whale long	25 m	82 ft	Reference
Argentinosaurus long	35 m	115 ft	Reference

Object	Metric	Imperial	Source
Moai statue tall	4 m	13.1 ft	Reference
Stonehenge wide	33 m	108 ft	Reference
Christ the Redeemer tall	38 m	125 ft	Reference
Arc de Triomphe tall	50 m	164 ft	Reference
Leaning Tower of Pisa tall	56 m	184 ft	Reference
Taj Mahal tall	73 m	240 ft	Reference
Great Sphinx of Giza long	73 m	240 ft	Reference
Statue of Liberty tall	93 m	305 ft	Reference
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) tall	96 m	315 ft	Reference
Great Pyramid of Giza tall	139 m	454 ft	Reference
Washington Monument tall	169 m	555 ft	Reference
Sydney Opera House long	183 m	600 ft	Reference
Space Needle tall	184 m	604 ft	Reference
Colosseum long	189 m	620 ft	Reference
Eiffel Tower tall	330 m	1,083 ft	Reference
Empire State Building tall	443 m	1,453 ft	Reference
Petronas Towers tall	452 m	1,483 ft	Reference
CN Tower tall	553 m	1,814 ft	Reference
Shanghai Tower tall	632 m	2,073 ft	Reference
Tokyo Skytree tall	634 m	2,080 ft	Reference
Burj Khalifa tall	828 m	2,717 ft	Reference
Golden Gate Bridge long	1,280 m	4,199 ft	Reference

Object	Metric	Imperial	Source
Bicycle long	1.75 m	5 ft 9 in	Reference
Motorcycle long	2.1 m	6 ft 11 in	Reference
Double-decker bus tall	4.4 m	14.4 ft	Reference
Family car long	4.6 m	15.1 ft	Reference
School bus long	12 m	39.4 ft	Reference
Black Hawk helicopter long	19.8 m	64.8 ft	Reference
Hot air balloon tall	20 m	65.6 ft	Reference
Space Shuttle orbiter long	37.2 m	122 ft	Reference
Concorde long	61.7 m	202 ft	Reference
Falcon 9 rocket tall	70 m	230 ft	Reference
Boeing 747 long	70.7 m	232 ft	Reference
Airbus A380 long	72.7 m	239 ft	Reference
International Space Station wide	109 m	358 ft	Reference
Saturn V rocket tall	111 m	363 ft	Reference
Ohio-class submarine long	170 m	558 ft	Reference
Hindenburg airship long	245 m	804 ft	Reference
RMS Titanic long	269 m	883 ft	Reference
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier long	333 m	1,093 ft	Reference
Icon of the Seas long	365 m	1,197 ft	Reference
Mega container ship long	400 m	1,312 ft	Reference

Object	Metric	Imperial	Source
Ceres across	939 km	583 mi	Reference
Pluto across	2,377 km	1,477 mi	Reference
Europa across	3,122 km	1,940 mi	Reference
The Moon across	3,474 km	2,159 mi	Reference
Mercury across	4,879 km	3,032 mi	Reference
Titan across	5,150 km	3,200 mi	Reference
Ganymede across	5,268 km	3,273 mi	Reference
Mars across	6,779 km	4,212 mi	Reference
Venus across	12,104 km	7,521 mi	Reference
Earth across	12,742 km	7,918 mi	Reference
Neptune across	49,244 km	30,599 mi	Reference
Uranus across	50,724 km	31,518 mi	Reference
Jupiter across	139,820 km	86,880 mi	Reference
Saturn (with rings) wide	273,000 km	169,634 mi	Reference
The Sun across	1,392,700 km	865,384 mi	Reference
Sirius A across	2,383,000 km	1,480,728 mi	Reference

Object	Metric	Imperial	Source
Sunflower tall	3 m	9 ft 10 in	Reference
Saguaro cactus tall	12 m	39.4 ft	Reference
Baobab tree tall	20 m	65.6 ft	Reference
Coconut palm tall	25 m	82 ft	Reference
Giant sequoia tall	83.8 m	275 ft	Reference
Coast redwood (Hyperion) tall	116 m	381 ft	Reference
Uluru tall	348 m	1,142 ft	Reference
Angel Falls tall	979 m	3,212 ft	Reference
Mount Fuji tall	3,776 m	2.35 mi	Reference
Matterhorn tall	4,478 m	2.78 mi	Reference
Mount Kilimanjaro tall	5,895 m	3.66 mi	Reference
Denali tall	6,190 m	3.85 mi	Reference
Mount Everest tall	8,849 m	5.5 mi	Reference
Mauna Kea (base to peak) tall	10.2 km	6.34 mi	Reference

Object	Metric	Imperial	Source
US quarter across	2.43 cm	0.96 in	Reference
LEGO brick (2×4) long	3.18 cm	1.25 in	Reference
Golf ball across	4.27 cm	1.68 in	Reference
AA battery tall	5.05 cm	1.99 in	Reference
Chicken egg tall	5.7 cm	2.24 in	Reference
Rubik's Cube wide	5.7 cm	2.24 in	Reference
Tennis ball across	6.7 cm	2.64 in	Reference
Apple wide	8 cm	3.15 in	Reference
Credit card long	8.56 cm	3.37 in	Reference
Coffee mug tall	9.5 cm	3.74 in	Reference
Smartphone tall	14.8 cm	5.81 in	Reference
Banana long	18 cm	7.09 in	Reference
Pencil long	19 cm	7.48 in	Reference
Toothbrush long	19 cm	7.48 in	Reference
Basketball across	24 cm	9.45 in	Reference
A4 sheet of paper tall	29.7 cm	11.7 in	Reference
Wine bottle tall	30 cm	11.8 in	Reference
Laptop wide	30.4 cm	12 in	Reference
Traffic cone tall	71 cm	2 ft 4 in	Reference
Refrigerator tall	1.78 m	5 ft 10 in	Reference
Front door tall	2.03 m	6 ft 8 in	Reference
Queen-size bed long	2.03 m	6 ft 8 in	Reference

Object	Metric	Imperial	Source
Harmonica long	10.2 cm	4.02 in	Reference
Snare drum across	35.6 cm	1 ft 2 in	Reference
Trumpet long	48 cm	1 ft 7 in	Reference
Ukulele tall	53 cm	1 ft 9 in	Reference
Bass drum across	55.9 cm	1 ft 10 in	Reference
Violin tall	59 cm	1 ft 11 in	Reference
Flute long	67 cm	2 ft 2 in	Reference
Acoustic guitar tall	1.02 m	3 ft 4 in	Reference
Cello tall	1.2 m	3 ft 11 in	Reference
Double bass tall	1.8 m	5 ft 11 in	Reference
Concert harp tall	1.85 m	6 ft 1 in	Reference
Concert grand piano long	2.74 m	9 ft	Reference

Object	Metric	Imperial	Source
Hockey puck across	7.62 cm	3 in	Reference
Soccer ball across	22 cm	8.66 in	Reference
Bowling pin tall	38.1 cm	1 ft 3 in	Reference
Tennis racket tall	68.6 cm	2 ft 3 in	Reference
Skateboard long	81 cm	2 ft 8 in	Reference
Baseball bat long	86 cm	2 ft 10 in	Reference
Golf driver tall	1.14 m	3 ft 9 in	Reference
Longboard surfboard long	2.74 m	9 ft	Reference
Basketball hoop tall	3.95 m	13 ft	Reference
Soccer goal wide	7.32 m	24 ft	Reference
Tennis court long	23.8 m	78 ft	Reference
Olympic swimming pool long	50 m	164 ft	Reference

Object	Metric	Imperial	Source
Grain of rice long	6.5 mm	0.26 in	Reference
Strawberry tall	3 cm	1.18 in	Reference
Avocado tall	10 cm	3.94 in	Reference
Hamburger wide	10 cm	3.94 in	Reference
Croissant wide	13 cm	5.12 in	Reference
Pineapple tall	30 cm	11.8 in	Reference
12-inch pizza across	30.5 cm	1 ft	Reference
Watermelon long	40 cm	1 ft 4 in	Reference
Wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano wide	43 cm	1 ft 5 in	Reference
Baguette long	65 cm	2 ft 2 in	Reference