Homo erectus male size comparison: how tall is the Homo erectus male?
Homo erectus male: 180 cm · 5' 11" tall
1.89 million – 110,000 years ago · Africa & Asia · ~63 kg · brain ~900 cc (modern ≈ 1,350) · body: first modern body shape: long legs, shorter arms, tall and lean
Homo erectus male is 180 cm · 5' 11" tall. That is about 1.1× the height of 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.
Homo erectus male in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 180 cm |
| Metres | 1.8 m |
| Feet and inches | 5' 11" |
| Inches | 70.9 in |
What is about the same size as Homo erectus male?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Stalker (Heroes (men)) | 182 cm · 6' 0" | 2 cm taller (1.1%) |
| Ronaldinho (Footballers) | 181 cm · 5' 11" | 1 cm taller (0.6%) |
| Arrow Hawk (Heroes (men)) | 181 cm · 5' 11" | 1 cm taller (0.6%) |
| Tesla Cybertruck (Electric cars) | 179 cm · 5' 10" | 1 cm shorter (0.6%) |
| Babar Azam (Celebrities) | 179 cm · 5' 10" | 1 cm shorter (0.6%) |
| Kendall Jenner (Celebrities) | 179 cm · 5' 10" | 1 cm shorter (0.6%) |
| Early Homo sapiens male (Genus Homo) | 176 cm · 5' 9" | 4 cm shorter (2.2%) |
More in Genus Homo
- Homo habilis male — 130 cm · 4' 3"
- Homo habilis female — 110 cm · 3' 7"
- Homo antecessor (estimate) — 170 cm · 5' 7"
- Homo erectus female — 155 cm · 5' 1"
- Homo heidelbergensis male — 175 cm · 5' 9"
- Homo heidelbergensis female — 157 cm · 5' 2"
- Neanderthal male — 164 cm · 5' 5"
- Neanderthal female — 155 cm · 5' 1"
- Denisovan (estimate) — 165 cm · 5' 5"
- Homo floresiensis — 106 cm · 3' 6"
- Homo naledi — 144 cm · 4' 9"
- Early Homo sapiens male — 176 cm · 5' 9"