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How Tall Is the Statue of Liberty?

The Statue of Liberty is about 305 ft (93 m) tall. That is about 54 times the height of the average man. The copper statue in New York Harbor, a gift from France in 1886.

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How tall is the Statue of Liberty compared to the average man?

The Statue of Liberty is about 54 times the height of the average man. The Statue of Liberty is 54.4× the size of the average man: about 54 average men stacked up would match it.

Statue of Liberty height facts

From the ground to the tip of the torch, the Statue of Liberty is 93 meters (305 ft) tall.
The statue itself is 46 meters tall; the rest is the pedestal and foundation.
It is green because its copper skin has formed a patina.

How does the Statue of Liberty compare to other things?

The Statue of Liberty next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Statue of Liberty
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	15 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	137,000× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	95.2× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	3.5× bigger
Sagrada Família	566 ft (173 m)	261 ft (79.5 m) bigger
Washington Monument	554 ft (169 m)	249 ft (76 m) bigger
Great Pyramid of Giza	454 ft (139 m)	149 ft (45.5 m) bigger
London Eye	443 ft (135 m)	138 ft (42 m) bigger
Starship	397 ft (121 m)	92 ft (28 m) bigger
Hyperion (tallest tree)	381 ft (116 m)	75 ft (23 m) bigger
Saturn V	363 ft (111 m)	58 ft (17.6 m) bigger
International Space Station	358 ft (109 m) long	52 ft (16 m) bigger
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)	315 ft (96 m)	9 ft 10 in (3 m) bigger
General Sherman tree	276 ft (84 m)	30 ft (9 m) smaller
Taj Mahal	240 ft (73 m)	66 ft (20 m) smaller
Airbus A380	239 ft (72.7 m) long	67 ft (20.3 m) smaller
Boeing 747	232 ft (70.7 m) long	73 ft (22.3 m) smaller
Falcon 9	230 ft (70 m)	75 ft (23 m) smaller
Sydney Opera House	213 ft (65 m)	92 ft (28 m) smaller
Space Shuttle	184 ft (56.1 m)	121 ft (36.9 m) smaller
Leaning Tower of Pisa	184 ft (56 m)	121 ft (37 m) smaller
Niagara Falls	167 ft (51 m)	138 ft (42 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	7.6× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	54.4× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	58.5× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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