Height comparison chart: compare heights online, to scale
You, friends, celebrities, characters and things, side by side on one floor.
Built by Nitin Raja ·
This height comparison chart lines up people and things side by side on one floor, drawn to the same scale, so you can compare heights at a glance instead of reading numbers. Add yourself, friends, 1,240+ celebrities, 473 fictional characters, animals, buildings and mountains, up to 20 at a time. Type a height in feet and inches or centimetres, or measure yourself with your phone camera. The chart picks its own scale, from a soda can to Mount Everest, with a feet ruler on the left and a centimetre ruler on the right. Under the chart, the height difference readout gives the gap between any two of them in centimetres, inches, percent and as a ratio. When you are done, copy the link to share the exact chart or download it as a PNG image. It is free, works in any browser and needs no account.
How does a height comparison chart work?
Every figure is drawn with the same number of pixels per centimetre. The chart finds the tallest thing on the board, leaves room above it for the labels, and divides the board height by that total. Each figure is then scaled so the top of its head (or roof, or summit) sits exactly at its height on the rulers, and everyone stands on the same ground line. If the line-up is too wide for your screen, the scale shrinks until it fits, so no figure is ever stretched or squashed to make room.
A worked example with real averages: the average American man is 175.3 cm (5′ 9″) and the average American woman is 161.3 cm (5′ 4″), according to the CDC's NHANES 2015-2018 survey. The difference is 14.0 cm, or 5.5 inches. Divide the taller height by the shorter one and you get 1.09, so the man is 8.7% taller. On the chart that gap is easy to see: her eyes line up roughly with his chin.
The rulers adapt to the scale. With people only, the feet ruler shows every inch and the centimetre ruler every 10 cm. Add the Burj Khalifa and the ticks jump to round steps of 50 or 100 metres; add Mount Everest and they count in thousands. Next to a mountain a person is smaller than one pixel, so every figure keeps its label and name below the ground line, and you can still read who is where.
How to compare heights online: step by step
1. Add yourself
Open the Person tab and tap Measure with the camera, or type your height as 5'10, 5 10 or 178. Pick Man, Woman or Child, a colour and an avatar, then tap Add me to the chart.
2. Add people, characters or things to compare
Search 1,240+ celebrities in the Celebrities tab, pick an anime, game or comic character in the Characters tab, or add objects, animals, buildings and mountains from the Entities tab. To add a friend, choose Someone else in the Person tab and type their name and height.
3. Read the chart and the difference
Everyone stands on the same floor, shortest to tallest, with feet on the left ruler and centimetres on the right. Choose any two names under the chart to see the difference in cm and inches, how many percent taller one is, and the ratio.
4. Share the link or download the image
Tap Copy link to share the exact chart: the link reopens the same line-up, colours and units. Tap Download PNG to save the chart as an image with names, heights and both rulers.
Height difference calculator
Type two heights - or measure one with your phone camera - to see exactly how much taller one person is.
Enter both heights to see the difference.
Why a visual chart shows more than numbers
Two heights in a table look almost the same: 5′ 7″ and 5′ 10″ differ by three inches, which sounds small. Standing next to each other, it is the difference between meeting someone eye to eye and looking up at them. The easiest way to read a comparison is by eye lines. On average your eyes are at about 94% of your height and your shoulders at about 82%, according to the body measurements in Pheasant and Haslegrave's Bodyspace, the standard ergonomics reference. These are the height differences people ask about most, worked out that way:
| Heights | Height difference | Taller by | Shorter person's eyes are at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5′ 7″ and 5′ 10″ | 3 in (7.6 cm) | 4.5% | 7 cm below their eyes |
| 5′ 4″ and 5′ 9″ | 5 in (12.7 cm) | 7.8% | 12 cm below their eyes |
| 5′ 3″ and 5′ 10″ | 7 in (17.8 cm) | 11.1% | 17 cm below their eyes |
| 5′ 1″ and 5′ 10″ | 9 in (22.9 cm) | 14.8% | their shoulders |
| 5′ 10″ and 6′ 2″ | 4 in (10.2 cm) | 5.7% | 10 cm below their eyes |
| 5′ 3″ and 5′ 7″ | 4 in (10.2 cm) | 6.3% | 10 cm below their eyes |
| 5′ 0″ and 5′ 7″ | 7 in (17.8 cm) | 11.7% | their shoulders |
| 5′ 7″ and 6′ 4″ | 9 in (22.9 cm) | 13.4% | their shoulders |
Eye and shoulder lines use average body proportions, so real people can differ by a few centimetres.
Examples and use cases
Celebrities and you
The most common comparison is with a famous person: is Tom Holland really shorter than Zendaya, and how much taller is Dwayne Johnson than Kevin Hart? Add both from the Celebrities tab, then add yourself. Each celebrity has a height page that names the source of the number, and the most searched pairs have their own write-ups among the famous height matchups. Historical figures work too: Queen Victoria was about 150 cm (4′ 11″), around 11 cm shorter than the average American woman today.
Couples, friends and families
Add each person in the Person tab with a name, height and colour. Couples use it to see the real gap before a photo, friends to settle who is taller, and parents to put their kids next to each other or next to themselves. Pick Child for a child's figure. Save the link and you can compare again next year.
Anime, game and comic characters
The Characters tab holds 473 characters. For 83 of the most popular, such as Goku, Luffy, Levi, Gojo, Ryu, Chun-Li, Sonic and Captain America, the height comes from an official source: a databook or guidebook, a publisher profile or the game's own character page. The rest come from Wikidata. Characters are drawn as plain outlines with a name, never with copyrighted artwork. The full list, with every source, is on the character height comparison page.
Animals, buildings and mountains
The Entities tab has 45 things of a known height: a soda can, a phone, a door, a car, a London bus, a giraffe, a T. rex skeleton, the Statue of Liberty, the Burj Khalifa, Mount Fuji and Mount Everest, among others. It also has the record holders: Robert Wadlow, at 272 cm the tallest man ever measured, and Chandra Bahadur Dangi, at 54.6 cm the shortest man ever verified. The landmark height comparison page puts the famous buildings next to each other.
Tall and short in sport
Basketball and football fans compare players with each other and with themselves: Victor Wembanyama next to LeBron James, or a WNBA centre next to the average woman. The tallest WNBA players list and the athletes category open straight onto this chart.
Average height by age
Comparing a child with others their age needs the right reference. These are the median heights from the CDC growth charts, the standard used by US paediatricians: half of children are taller and half are shorter. For adults 20 and over, the CDC's NHANES survey gives an average of 175.3 cm (5′ 9″) for men and 161.3 cm (5′ 4″) for women.
| Age | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | 86.9 cm (2′ 10″) | 85.4 cm (2′ 10″) |
| 4 years | 102.5 cm (3′ 4″) | 101.0 cm (3′ 4″) |
| 6 years | 115.7 cm (3′ 10″) | 115.0 cm (3′ 9″) |
| 8 years | 128.1 cm (4′ 2″) | 127.8 cm (4′ 2″) |
| 10 years | 138.8 cm (4′ 7″) | 138.2 cm (4′ 6″) |
| 12 years | 149.3 cm (4′ 11″) | 151.5 cm (5′ 0″) |
| 14 years | 164.1 cm (5′ 5″) | 160.5 cm (5′ 3″) |
| 16 years | 173.6 cm (5′ 8″) | 162.6 cm (5′ 4″) |
| 18 years | 176.2 cm (5′ 9″) | 163.1 cm (5′ 4″) |
| 20 years | 176.8 cm (5′ 10″) | 163.3 cm (5′ 4″) |
To see where a child falls, use the height percentile calculator; for adults by country, see average height for men and women.
Why we built this height comparison chart
Before building CheckMyHeight, I tested a lot of height and sizing websites to see what people actually need from them and what just gets in the way. For height comparisons it came down to three things: your own real height on the chart, numbers you can trust, and an easy way to show the result to someone else.
Two heights in a list hide what a difference looks like: 5 cm sounds small until two people stand side by side. Celebrity heights get copied from site to site, often with no source, and a character's height can change between a manga, its anime and its games. So we built a chart that draws everything to one scale, names the source of every celebrity and character height, lets you measure yourself with your phone instead of typing a guess, and keeps the whole line-up in one link.
What this height comparison chart measures
The chart does not measure anyone by itself: it draws the heights it is given, exactly to scale. This is what it does:
- Scale: every figure uses the same number of pixels per centimetre, set by the tallest figure on the board, and stands on one ground line, sorted shortest to tallest. Figures are never stretched; a wide line-up makes the scale smaller or the chart scroll.
- Data: 1,240+ celebrity heights from Wikidata (property P2048) or widely reported figures marked as such; 473 characters, 83 of them from official databooks, publisher or game profiles and the rest from Wikidata; 45 objects, animals, buildings and mountains, each with its source.
- You: a height you type in centimetres, metres or feet and inches, or one measured with the phone camera using live AR.
- Difference: for any two figures, the gap in centimetres and inches, as a percentage and as a ratio.
- Sharing: the link stores the line-up with names, heights, colours and units; Download PNG saves the chart with a small credit line.
Data last checked on 24 October 2026. The chart does not estimate heights from photos (a photo you add is cut out on your device and drawn at the height you enter), it does not show body width or build (figures are avatar silhouettes, not the person's real shape), and a celebrity height is only as good as its published source.
Why this height comparison chart is different
Each point in this table can be checked on this page or on the pages it links to: every celebrity's height page names its source, and every character height is listed with its source on the character heights page.
| Feature | On this chart |
|---|---|
| Your real height | Measure with the phone camera, or type feet and inches or cm |
| Real people | 1,240+ celebrities, many with freely licensed photos, credited on the photo credits page |
| Characters | 473 fictional characters, with the source of every height |
| Scale range | From a 12 cm soda can to the 8,849 m summit of Everest, with rulers that rescale |
| How many at once | Up to 20, lined up shortest to tallest |
| Difference | Between any two figures, in cm, inches, percent and ratio |
| Sharing | A link that reopens the exact chart, and a PNG download with a small credit line |
| Privacy | Photos you add are cut out on your device and never uploaded |
| Cost | Free, no sign-up |
There is also a 3D view: press the button above the chart to spin the same line-up and look at it from any angle.
How accurate is the chart?
The drawing itself is exact: heights are stored to a tenth of a centimetre and every figure uses the same scale. The numbers you put in are where the uncertainty is. Celebrity heights are public listings, mostly from Wikidata; people round up and are often measured in shoes, so treat them as within a centimetre or two. Character heights can change between a manga and its sequel, or between games, so the Characters tab names the version where it matters (Eren Yeager is 170 cm at 15 and 183 cm at 19). Animal heights are typical adults, not every animal. A careful wall-and-tape measurement is accurate to about 1 cm; measuring with a phone camera using live AR is usually within 2-3 cm. People are also about a centimetre taller in the morning than at night, so compare like with like: everyone barefoot, or everyone in shoes.
Sources
- Adult averages: CDC, Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2015-2018 (NHANES).
- Heights by age: CDC 2000 growth charts, stature-for-age data files.
- Celebrity heights: Wikidata, property P2048 (height), plus widely reported figures marked as such on each person's page.
- Character heights: official databooks, guidebooks and publisher or game profiles (Capcom, SEGA, Marvel.com and others), or Wikidata, listed per character on the character heights page.
- Record holders: Guinness World Records. Buildings: CTBUH Skyscraper Center and each landmark's operator.
- Eye and shoulder lines: Pheasant and Haslegrave, Bodyspace: Anthropometry, Ergonomics and the Design of Work.
Height comparison FAQ
How do I compare heights online?
Add the people or things you want to compare to the chart above: yourself, friends, celebrities, characters or objects. Type heights in feet and inches or centimetres, or measure yourself with your phone camera. The chart draws everyone to the same scale and lines them up from shortest to tallest.
How does the chart keep everything to scale?
It uses one scale for every figure: the board height divided by the tallest height plus some room for labels. Each figure is scaled so its top sits at its exact height on the rulers, and nothing is stretched to fit. When something huge such as a skyscraper or a mountain is added, the rulers switch to metres and feet in round steps.
How many people or things can I compare at once?
Up to 20 at a time, including you. With more than a few figures the chart gets wider than a phone screen and you can scroll it sideways; the downloaded image always includes everyone.
What is the difference between a height comparison chart and a height difference calculator?
A height comparison chart draws people side by side so you can see the difference. A height difference calculator gives the numbers: the gap in centimetres and inches and the percentage. This page has both: the readout under the chart works for any two figures, and the calculator further down works with two typed heights.
Who are the tallest people ever recorded?
Robert Wadlow of the United States is the tallest man in medical history at 272 cm (8 ft 11.1 in). The tallest living man is Sultan Kösen of Turkey at 251 cm, and the tallest living woman is Rumeysa Gelgi of Turkey at 215.16 cm, according to Guinness World Records. All three are in the Entities tab.
What is the average height by age?
By the CDC growth charts, the median 10-year-old boy is about 139 cm (4 ft 7 in) and girl about 138 cm, and the median 15-year-old boy is about 170 cm and girl about 162 cm. For adults 20 and over, the CDC NHANES survey gives 175.3 cm (5 ft 9 in) for men and 161.3 cm (5 ft 3.5 in) for women in the United States.
Where do the celebrity and character heights come from?
Celebrity heights mostly come from Wikidata, the free database behind Wikipedia, with a few widely reported figures marked as reported. Of the 473 characters, the most popular have heights from official databooks, guidebooks or publisher and game profiles; the rest come from Wikidata. Each source is listed on the character heights page.
Can I save or share my height comparison?
Yes. The address of the page updates as you build the chart, so Copy link gives a link that opens the same chart for anyone. Download PNG saves it as an image. Photos you add from your device are never uploaded, so they are left out of shared links.
Is there an app to compare heights?
You do not need one. The chart runs in the browser on any phone, tablet or computer, and the camera measuring works in Safari and Chrome with nothing to install. It is free and needs no account.
How much taller is 5′9″ than 5′4″?
5 inches, or 12.7 cm. Someone who is 5′9″ (175.3 cm) is about 7.8% taller than someone who is 5′4″ (162.6 cm), close to the gap between the average American man and woman.
