Heights of animals, objects and landmarks
Real-world reference heights, from a house cat to Mount Everest. Open any entry to see it drawn to scale next to an average adult.
52 entries. Sorted from shortest to tallest.
Animal
- Chihuahua20 cm / 0′ 8″
- House cat25 cm / 0′ 10″
- Siberian Husky60 cm / 2′ 0″
- Golden Retriever61 cm / 2′ 0″
- Labrador Retriever62 cm / 2′ 0″
- German Shepherd66 cm / 2′ 2″
- Rottweiler69 cm / 2′ 3″
- Doberman71 cm / 2′ 4″
- Great Dane80 cm / 2′ 8″
- Irish Wolfhound81 cm / 2′ 8″
- Emperor penguin115 cm / 3′ 9″
- Horse160 cm / 5′ 3″
- Red kangaroo160 cm / 5′ 3″
- Gorilla (standing)170 cm / 5′ 7″
- Grizzly bear (standing)240 cm / 7′ 11″
- Ostrich250 cm / 8′ 2″
- Polar bear (standing)300 cm / 9′ 10″
- African elephant320 cm / 10′ 6″
- Giraffe550 cm / 18′ 1″
Dinosaur
Sports equipment
Household object
Vehicle
Landmark
- Christ the Redeemer38 m / 125 ft
- Leaning Tower of Pisa56 m / 184 ft
- Qutub Minar72.5 m / 238 ft
- Taj Mahal73 m / 240 ft
- Statue of Liberty93 m / 305 ft
- Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)96 m / 315 ft
- Great Pyramid of Giza138.5 m / 454 ft
- Statue of Unity182 m / 597 ft
- Eiffel Tower330 m / 1,083 ft
- Empire State Building443 m / 1,453 ft
- Taipei 101508 m / 1,667 ft
- One World Trade Center541.3 m / 1,776 ft
- CN Tower553.3 m / 1,815 ft
- Shanghai Tower632 m / 2,073 ft
- Tokyo Skytree634 m / 2,080 ft
- Merdeka 118680.5 m / 2,233 ft
- Burj Khalifa828 m / 2,717 ft
Natural wonder
Heights of public figures are approximate. Published figures can differ slightly between sources.