Mount Everest size comparison: how tall is the Mount Everest?
Mount Everest: 8,849 m · 29,032 ft tall
Himalaya · Nepal / China · rising ~4 mm/yr · range ~595,000 km²
Mount Everest is 8,849 m · 29,032 ft tall. That is about 5,175× 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.
Mount Everest in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Kilometres | 8.8 km |
| Miles | 5.5 mi |
| Metres | 8,849 m |
| Feet | 29,032 ft |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 5,175 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as Mount Everest.
What is about the same size as Mount Everest?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Ocean (Oceans) | 10,935 m · 35,876 ft | 2.1 km taller (23.6%) |
| Philippine Sea (Seas & gulfs) | 10,540 m · 34,580 ft | 1.7 km taller (19.1%) |
| Coral Sea (Seas & gulfs) | 9,140 m · 29,987 ft | 291 m taller (3.3%) |
| Atlantic Ocean (Oceans) | 8,376 m · 27,480 ft | 473 m shorter (5.3%) |
| Masherbrum (Asia & Pakistan) | 7,821 m · 25,659 ft | 1 km shorter (11.6%) |
| Nanda Devi (Asia & Pakistan) | 7,816 m · 25,643 ft | 1 km shorter (11.7%) |
| K2 (8000 m peaks) | 8,611 m · 28,251 ft | 238 m shorter (2.7%) |
More in 8000 m peaks
- K2 — 8,611 m · 28,251 ft
- Kangchenjunga — 8,586 m · 28,169 ft
- Lhotse — 8,516 m · 27,940 ft
- Makalu — 8,485 m · 27,838 ft
- Cho Oyu — 8,188 m · 26,864 ft
- Dhaulagiri — 8,167 m · 26,795 ft
- Manaslu — 8,163 m · 26,781 ft
- Nanga Parbat — 8,126 m · 26,660 ft
- Annapurna — 8,091 m · 26,545 ft
- Gasherbrum I — 8,080 m · 26,509 ft
- Broad Peak — 8,051 m · 26,414 ft
- Gasherbrum II — 8,035 m · 26,362 ft