Early Homo sapiens brain size comparison: how tall is the Early Homo sapiens brain?
Early Homo sapiens brain: 9.5 cm · 0' 4" tall
Brain mass 1.45 kg (1.07× human) · size estimated from mass
Early Homo sapiens brain is 9.5 cm · 0' 4" tall. That is about 18.0× shorter than an average man (171 cm). Compare it side by side with people, animals, buildings and more on the board above — drag, zoom, switch cm / ft, or export an image.
Early Homo sapiens brain in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 9.5 cm |
| Metres | 0.1 m |
| Feet and inches | 0' 4" |
| Inches | 3.7 in |
How small is it next to a person?
An average man (171 cm) is about 18 times as tall as Early Homo sapiens brain. It would reach about his shin or ankle.
What is about the same size as Early Homo sapiens brain?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Chipmunk (Mammals) | 10 cm · 0' 4" | 0.48 cm taller (5%) |
| Bottlenose dolphin brain (Mammals) | 9.8 cm · 0' 4" | 0.32 cm taller (3.4%) |
| Softball (Balls) | 9.7 cm · 0' 4" | 0.18 cm taller (1.9%) |
| Croquet ball (Balls) | 9.2 cm · 0' 4" | 0.32 cm shorter (3.4%) |
| Rat (Mammals) | 9 cm · 0' 4" | 0.52 cm shorter (5.5%) |
| Hummingbird (Birds) | 9 cm · 0' 4" | 0.52 cm shorter (5.5%) |
| Neanderthal brain (Human species) | 9.4 cm · 0' 4" | 0.08 cm shorter (0.8%) |
More in Human species
- Sahelanthropus brain (estimate) — 6 cm · 0' 2"
- Ardipithecus brain — 5.8 cm · 0' 2"
- Australopithecus afarensis brain — 6.4 cm · 0' 3"
- Australopithecus africanus brain — 6.5 cm · 0' 3"
- Paranthropus boisei brain — 6.7 cm · 0' 3"
- Homo naledi brain — 6.7 cm · 0' 3"
- Homo habilis brain — 7.1 cm · 0' 3"
- Homo floresiensis brain — 6.3 cm · 0' 2"
- Homo erectus brain — 8.1 cm · 0' 3"
- Homo heidelbergensis brain — 9.1 cm · 0' 4"
- Neanderthal brain — 9.4 cm · 0' 4"
- Modern human brain — 9.3 cm · 0' 4"