How tall is an adult person?

Compared with things you know

• About 3 times as tall as a maximum-size carry-on suitcase (56 cm)
• About 1.9 times as tall as a standard 55-gallon steel drum (88 cm)
• About 85% as tall as a standard interior door (2 m)

Did you know?

Worldwide, adult men average about 1.7 m and adult women about 1.6 m.

More sizes

• Human heart12 cm · 4.72 in long
• Human eyeball2.4 cm · 0.945 in across
• Llama1.75 m · 5 ft 9 in tall
• American bison1.8 m · 5 ft 11 in tall at the shoulder
• Hippopotamus1.5 m · 4 ft 11 in tall at the shoulder
• Holstein cow1.5 m · 4 ft 11 in tall

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