Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Wilt Chamberlain: who is taller?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (218 cm · 7' 2") is taller than Wilt Chamberlain (216 cm · 7' 1") by 2 cm (0.8 in) — 1.01× the height.

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Who are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a NBA legend, six-time champion and six-time MVP. Wilt Chamberlain is a NBA legend who once scored 100 points in a game.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Wilt Chamberlain: height side by side

Kareem Abdul-JabbarWilt Chamberlain
Height (cm)218 cm216 cm
Height (feet)7' 2"7' 1"
Height (metres)2.18 m2.16 m
Taller thanmore than 99.9% of men worldwidemore than 99.9% of men worldwide
Against the average47 cm above the average man45 cm above the average man
In the United Statestaller than more than 99.9% of mentaller than more than 99.9% of men

How big is the height difference?

The gap between them is 2 cm (0.8 inches), about the width of a large coin. Wilt Chamberlain is 99.1% of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's height. Standing side by side, the top of Wilt Chamberlain's head would reach almost level with the top of the head of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

A difference this small is hard to see: shoes, hair and posture change height by more than that.

How would you look next to them?

Your heightNext to Kareem Abdul-JabbarNext to Wilt Chamberlain
152 cm (5' 0")you are 66 cm shorteryou are 64 cm shorter
160 cm (5' 3")you are 58 cm shorteryou are 56 cm shorter
168 cm (5' 6")you are 50 cm shorteryou are 48 cm shorter
175 cm (5' 9")you are 43 cm shorteryou are 41 cm shorter
183 cm (6' 0")you are 35 cm shorteryou are 33 cm shorter
191 cm (6' 3")you are 27 cm shorteryou are 25 cm shorter

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