SIZE IN SPACE

Explore the scale of the cosmos

Earth vs Jupiter

Our whole world becomes a small companion.

One scale. Two worlds.True diameter scale
Earth and Jupiter to scaleTheir diameters differ by a factor of 10.973. Illustrations show body diameter, not separation in space.

Body diameters to scale. Positions and surface artwork are illustrative; Saturn’s rings are excluded.

A change of perspective

10.973× the diameter. See how the two worlds measure up.

Diameter is a distance across an object. Volume grows with the cube of that distance.

Choose a size to bring this comparison down to Earth.

Earth: Twice the source mean radius; body diameter only, excluding rings.

Jupiter: Twice the source mean radius; body diameter only, excluding rings.

How we measure size →

How much bigger is Jupiter than Earth?

Using the mean diameters in this collection, Jupiter is about 11 times as wide as Earth. Line up Earth diameters across Jupiter to see what that means as a length.

Why volume feels so different

The spherical-volume ratio is roughly 1,300, because volume grows with the cube of diameter. This is equivalent volume, not a promise that 1,300 rigid Earth-sized spheres would pack inside Jupiter.

Bring the giant down to Earth

With Earth as a 2 cm marble, Jupiter becomes roughly 22 cm across. Try another marble size and imagine the two objects together. The scene uses mean diameters; equatorial values would give a slightly different ratio.

Measurements behind this comparison

See the Earth object guide and Jupiter object guide for the values, definitions, and original sources.