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How Tall Is the CN Tower?

The CN Tower is about 1,815 ft (553 m) tall. That is about 324 times the height of the average man. A communications tower in Toronto, Canada.

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How tall is the CN Tower compared to the average man?

The CN Tower is about 324 times the height of the average man. The CN Tower is 324× the size of the average man: about 324 average men stacked up would match it.

CN Tower height facts

The CN Tower is 553.3 meters (1,815 ft) tall.
It was the tallest free-standing structure in the world from 1975 to 2007.

How does the CN Tower compare to other things?

The CN Tower next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to CN Tower
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	2.52 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	23,000× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	16× bigger
Angel Falls	3,212 ft (979 m)	1,397 ft (426 m) bigger
El Capitan	2,999 ft (914 m)	1,183 ft (361 m) bigger
Burj Khalifa	2,717 ft (828 m)	901 ft (275 m) bigger
Merdeka 118	2,227 ft (679 m)	412 ft (126 m) bigger
Tokyo Skytree	2,080 ft (634 m)	265 ft (80.7 m) bigger
Shanghai Tower	2,073 ft (632 m)	258 ft (78.7 m) bigger
One World Trade Center	1,776 ft (541 m)	39 ft (12 m) smaller
Twin Towers (World Trade Center)	1,729 ft (527 m)	86 ft (26.3 m) smaller
Taipei 101	1,667 ft (508 m)	149 ft (45.3 m) smaller
Petronas Towers	1,483 ft (452 m)	332 ft (101 m) smaller
Empire State Building	1,453 ft (443 m)	362 ft (110 m) smaller
Icon of the Seas	1,198 ft (365 m) long	618 ft (188 m) smaller
Aircraft carrier	1,093 ft (333 m) long	723 ft (220 m) smaller
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	733 ft (223 m) smaller
Titanic	883 ft (269 m) long	933 ft (284 m) smaller
Devils Tower	869 ft (265 m)	946 ft (288 m) smaller
Golden Gate Bridge tower	745 ft (227 m)	1,071 ft (326 m) smaller
Gateway Arch	630 ft (192 m)	1,185 ft (361 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	45.4× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	324× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	348× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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