How big is a refrigerator?

A typical fridge stands about 1.8 meters tall. That is 1.78 m (5.8 ft) tall.

1.78 m tall · 5.8 ft

A typical fridge stands about 1.8 meters tall.

Average person 1.7 m

Refrigerator 1.78 m

Refrigerator next to average person, drawn to scale.

Compared with things you know

A refrigerator is about 12× the height of a Smartphone Smartphone: 15 cm
A refrigerator is about 1.0× the height of an average person Average person: 1.7 m
A refrigerator is about 1/1.1 the height of a basketball player Basketball player: 2 m
A refrigerator is about 1/1.1 the height of a door Door: 2.03 m

Think you could size it by eye? A refrigerator is one of the objects in Sizedle.