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How Big Is a Compsognathus?

A compsognathus is about 3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long. That is 2 ft 4 in (71 cm) less than the height of the average man (5 ft 7 in). A small, chicken-sized meat-eating dinosaur.

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How big is a compsognathus compared to the average man?

A compsognathus's length is 2 ft 4 in (71 cm) less than the height of the average man (5 ft 7 in). By volume, about 21 compsognathuses would fit inside the average man.

Compsognathus length in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

A compsognathus measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	3 ft 3 in
Inches	39.4 in
Centimeters	100 cm
Meters	1 m

Compsognathus size facts

Compsognathus was about 1 meter long, mostly tail.
It weighed about 3 kg.

How does a compsognathus compare to other things?

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

Thing	Size	Compared to Compsognathus
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	1.39 billion× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	12.7 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	8,850× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	330× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	12.2× bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	2 ft 4 in (71 cm) bigger
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	1 ft 11 in (59 cm) bigger
Sabrina Carpenter	5 ft 0 in (152 cm)	1 ft 8.5 in (52 cm) bigger
Danny DeVito	4 ft 10 in (147 cm)	1 ft 6.5 in (47 cm) bigger
Simone Biles	4 ft 8 in (142 cm)	1 ft 4.5 in (42 cm) bigger
10-year-old	4 ft 6 in (138 cm)	1 ft 3 in (38 cm) bigger
Peter Dinklage	4 ft 5 in (135 cm)	1 ft 2 in (35 cm) bigger
American flamingo	4 ft 3 in (130 cm)	12 in (30 cm) bigger
Capybara	4 ft 1 in (125 cm) long	9.8 in (25 cm) bigger
Emperor penguin	3 ft 9 in (115 cm)	5.9 in (15 cm) bigger
5-year-old	3 ft 7 in (110 cm)	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Labrador retriever	3 ft 7 in (110 cm) long	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Red fox	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	0 pm smaller
Fisher	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	0 pm smaller
Wolverine	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	0 pm smaller
Bald eagle	2 ft 11.5 in (90 cm)	3.9 in (10 cm) smaller
Pallas's cat	2 ft 9.5 in (85 cm) long	5.9 in (15 cm) smaller
Dodo	2 ft 7.5 in (80 cm)	7.9 in (20 cm) smaller
1-year-old	2 ft 5.5 in (75 cm)	9.8 in (25 cm) smaller
House cat	2 ft 5.5 in (75 cm) long	9.8 in (25 cm) smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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

Silhouettes from PhyloPic: Compsognathus by Jagged Fang Designs. See credits.