Neanderthal brain size comparison: how tall is the Neanderthal brain?
Neanderthal brain: 9.4 cm · 0' 4" tall
Brain mass 1.41 kg (1.04× human) · size estimated from mass · bigger than ours on average
Neanderthal brain is 9.4 cm · 0' 4" tall. That is about 18.1× 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.
Neanderthal brain in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 9.4 cm |
| Metres | 0.09 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 18.1 times as tall as Neanderthal brain. It would reach about his shin or ankle.
What is about the same size as Neanderthal brain?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Early Homo sapiens brain (Human species) | 9.5 cm · 0' 4" | 0.08 cm taller (0.8%) |
| Chipmunk (Mammals) | 10 cm · 0' 4" | 0.56 cm taller (5.9%) |
| Bottlenose dolphin brain (Mammals) | 9.8 cm · 0' 4" | 0.4 cm taller (4.2%) |
| Softball (Balls) | 9.7 cm · 0' 4" | 0.26 cm taller (2.8%) |
| Croquet ball (Balls) | 9.2 cm · 0' 4" | 0.24 cm shorter (2.5%) |
| Rat (Mammals) | 9 cm · 0' 4" | 0.44 cm shorter (4.7%) |
| Hummingbird (Birds) | 9 cm · 0' 4" | 0.44 cm shorter (4.7%) |
| Modern human brain (Human species) | 9.3 cm · 0' 4" | 0.14 cm shorter (1.5%) |
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"
- Early Homo sapiens brain — 9.5 cm · 0' 4"
- Modern human brain — 9.3 cm · 0' 4"