How big is a hippopotamus?

A large hippo is about four meters long. That is 4 m (13.1 ft) long.

4 m long · 13.1 ft

A large hippo is about four meters long.

Average person 1.7 m

Hippopotamus 4 m

Hippopotamus next to average person, drawn to scale.

Compared with things you know

A hippopotamus is about 2.4× the height of an average person Average person: 1.7 m
A hippopotamus is about 2.0× the height of a basketball player Basketball player: 2 m
A hippopotamus is about 2.0× the height of a door Door: 2.03 m
A hippopotamus is about 1/1.1 the length of a family car Family car: 4.5 m

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