Animals · #458 biggest of 1,014
How big is the human?
1.7 m
The human measures 1.7 m. That's about 20 credit cards lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 1.7 meters, or about 5.58 feet.
- It stands a little taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 20 credit cards could line up across it.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #458 by size.
Size comparison
How human stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
double bass
1.8 m
longbow
1.8 m
refrigerator
1.8 m
trellis
1.8 m
human
1.7 m
gorilla
1.7 m
person
1.7 m
pair of skis
1.7 m
human body
1.7 m
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
You could line up roughly 1 of them along the height of an average person.
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