Hippopotamus size comparison: how big is the Hippopotamus?
Hippopotamus: 155 cm · 5' 1" tall · 450 cm · 14' 9" long · 1.5 t (3,307 lb)
Hippopotamus is 155 cm · 5' 1" tall (450 cm · 14' 9" long · 1.5 t (3,307 lb)). That is about 1.1× 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.
Hippopotamus in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 155 cm |
| Metres | 1.55 m |
| Feet and inches | 5' 1" |
| Inches | 61 in |
What is about the same size as Hippopotamus?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Deer (Mammals) | 160 cm · 5' 3" | 5 cm taller (3.2%) |
| Kim Kardashian (Celebrities) | 157 cm · 5' 2" | 2 cm taller (1.3%) |
| Homo heidelbergensis female (Genus Homo) | 157 cm · 5' 2" | 2 cm taller (1.3%) |
| BYD Dolphin (Electric cars) | 157 cm · 5' 2" | 2 cm taller (1.3%) |
| Nissan Leaf (Electric cars) | 153 cm · 5' 0" | 2 cm shorter (1.3%) |
| Ariana Grande (Celebrities) | 153 cm · 5' 0" | 2 cm shorter (1.3%) |
| Petite woman (Female) | 152 cm · 5' 0" | 3 cm shorter (1.9%) |
| Gorilla (Mammals) | 150 cm · 4' 11" | 5 cm shorter (3.2%) |
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- Golden Retriever — 58 cm · 1' 11"
- Lion — 120 cm · 3' 11"
- Horse — 165 cm · 5' 5"
- African elephant — 330 cm · 10' 10"
- Giraffe — 520 cm · 17' 1"
- Blue whale — 420 cm · 13' 9"
- Gorilla — 150 cm · 4' 11"
- Red kangaroo — 180 cm · 5' 11"
- Grizzly bear — 110 cm · 3' 7"
- Zebra — 145 cm · 4' 9"
- Camel — 210 cm · 6' 11"