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.
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- 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"
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- Early Homo sapiens brain — 9.5 cm · 0' 4"
- Modern human brain — 9.3 cm · 0' 4"