Neanderthal female size comparison: how tall is the Neanderthal female?
Neanderthal female: 155 cm · 5' 1" tall
400,000–40,000 years ago · Europe & West Asia · ~54 kg · brain ~1,410 cc (modern ≈ 1,350) · body: short and stocky, barrel chest, short limbs for the cold, large nose, very muscular
Neanderthal female is 155 cm · 5' 1" tall. 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.
Neanderthal female 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 Neanderthal female?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Homo heidelbergensis female (Genus Homo) | 157 cm · 5' 2" | 2 cm taller (1.3%) |
| Nicki Minaj (Celebrities) | 157 cm · 5' 2" | 2 cm taller (1.3%) |
| Kim Kardashian (Celebrities) | 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%) |
| Homo naledi (Genus Homo) | 144 cm · 4' 9" | 11 cm shorter (7.1%) |
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 male — 180 cm · 5' 11"
- 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"
- 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"