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How Tall Is Christ the Redeemer?

Christ the Redeemer is about 125 ft (38 m) tall. That is about 22 times the height of the average man. The statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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How tall is Christ the Redeemer compared to the average man?

Christ the Redeemer is about 22 times the height of the average man. Christ the Redeemer is 22.2× the size of the average man: about 22 average men stacked up would match it.

Christ the Redeemer height facts

Christ the Redeemer is 30 meters (98 ft) tall, plus an 8-meter pedestal.
Its arms stretch 28 meters wide.

How does Christ the Redeemer compare to other things?

Christ the Redeemer next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Christ the Redeemer
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	36.6 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	335,000× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	233× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	8.7× bigger
Taj Mahal	240 ft (73 m)	115 ft (35 m) bigger
Airbus A380	239 ft (72.7 m) long	114 ft (34.7 m) bigger
Boeing 747	232 ft (70.7 m) long	107 ft (32.7 m) bigger
Falcon 9	230 ft (70 m)	105 ft (32 m) bigger
Sydney Opera House	213 ft (65 m)	89 ft (27 m) bigger
Space Shuttle	184 ft (56.1 m)	59 ft (18.1 m) bigger
Leaning Tower of Pisa	184 ft (56 m)	59 ft (18 m) bigger
Niagara Falls	167 ft (51 m)	43 ft (13 m) bigger
Colosseum	157 ft (48 m)	33 ft (10 m) bigger
Argentinosaurus	115 ft (35 m) long	9 ft 10 in (3 m) smaller
Diplodocus	85 ft (26 m) long	39 ft (12 m) smaller
Blue whale	82 ft (25 m) long	43 ft (13 m) smaller
Hot air balloon	82 ft (25 m)	43 ft (13 m) smaller
Brachiosaurus	72 ft (22 m) long	52 ft (16 m) smaller
Semi-truck	72 ft (21.9 m) long	53 ft (16.1 m) smaller
Great Sphinx of Giza	66 ft (20 m)	59 ft (18 m) smaller
Oak tree	66 ft (20 m)	59 ft (18 m) smaller
Palm tree	66 ft (20 m)	59 ft (18 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	3.1× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	22.2× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	23.9× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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