Shaquille O'Neal vs Serena Williams: who is taller?

Shaquille O'Neal (216 cm · 7' 1") is taller than Serena Williams (175 cm · 5' 9") by 41 cm · 1' 4" — 1.23× the height.

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Who are Shaquille O'Neal and Serena Williams?

Shaquille O'Neal is an American basketball legend and four-time NBA champion. Serena Williams is an American tennis player with 23 Grand Slam singles titles.

Shaquille O'Neal vs Serena Williams: height side by side

Shaquille O'NealSerena Williams
Height (cm)216 cm175 cm
Height (feet)7' 1"5' 9"
Height (metres)2.16 m1.75 m
Taller thanmore than 99.9% of men worldwide99.1% of women worldwide
Against the average45 cm above the average man15.5 cm above the average woman
In the United Statestaller than more than 99.9% of mentaller than 96% of women

How big is the height difference?

The gap between them is 41 cm (16.1 inches), about a bowling pin. Serena Williams is 81% of Shaquille O'Neal's height. Standing side by side, the top of Serena Williams's head would reach the chest of Shaquille O'Neal.

It is a striking difference: one of them has to look up to meet the other's eyes.

How would you look next to them?

Your heightNext to Shaquille O'NealNext to Serena Williams
152 cm (5' 0")you are 64 cm shorteryou are 23 cm shorter
160 cm (5' 3")you are 56 cm shorteryou are 15 cm shorter
168 cm (5' 6")you are 48 cm shorteryou are 7 cm shorter
175 cm (5' 9")you are 41 cm shortersame height
183 cm (6' 0")you are 33 cm shorteryou are 8 cm taller
191 cm (6' 3")you are 25 cm shorteryou are 16 cm taller

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