How Big Is a Banana?

A banana is about 7.1 in (18 cm) long. That is about 9.5 times smaller than the average man. A medium banana.

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How big is a banana compared to the average man?

A banana is about 9.5 times smaller than the average man. The average man is 9.5× the size of a banana: about 9.5 bananas stacked up would match it.

Banana size facts

A medium banana is about 18 cm (7 in) long.

How does a banana compare to other things?

A banana next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Banana
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	7.74 billion× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	70.8 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	49,200× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	1,830× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	67.8× bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	9.5× bigger
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	8.8× bigger
Great horned owl	1 ft 9.5 in (55 cm)	3.1× bigger
Chandra Bahadur Dangi	1 ft 9.5 in (55 cm)	3× bigger
Newborn baby	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm)	1 ft 0.5 in (32 cm) bigger
American crow	1 ft 5.5 in (45 cm) long	11 in (27 cm) bigger
Goliath birdeater	11 in (28 cm) long	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Basketball	9.4 in (24 cm) across	2.4 in (6 cm) bigger
Soccer ball	8.7 in (22 cm) across	1.6 in (4 cm) bigger
Bowling ball	8.6 in (21.8 cm) across	1.5 in (3.8 cm) bigger
Dwarf lanternshark	7.9 in (20 cm) long	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
Pencil	7.5 in (19 cm) long	0.39 in (1 cm) bigger
House mouse	6.7 in (17 cm) long	0.39 in (10 mm) smaller
Smartphone	5.8 in (14.7 cm)	1.3 in (3.3 cm) smaller
Monarch butterfly	3.9 in (10 cm) long	3.1 in (8 cm) smaller
Credit card	3.4 in (8.56 cm) long	3.7 in (9.44 cm) smaller
Apple	3.1 in (8 cm) long	3.9 in (10 cm) smaller
Baseball	2.9 in (7.4 cm) across	4.2 in (10.6 cm) smaller
Tennis ball	2.6 in (6.7 cm) across	4.4 in (11.3 cm) smaller
Wolf spider	2.4 in (6 cm) long	3× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.