Emma Maersk vs Allure of the Seas
Emma Maersk (397 m) is 1.1× the size of Allure of the Seas (362 m).
Allure of the Seas is 91% of the height of Emma Maersk. The gap between them is 35 m (115 ft).
The comparison in numbers
| Thing | Size | In feet | Measured as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Maersk | 397 m | 1,302 ft | length |
| Allure of the Seas | 362 m | 1,188 ft | length |
What the scale shows
Emma Maersk (397 m) is 1.1× the size of Allure of the Seas (362 m). The gap between them is 35 m (115 ft). Both are vehicles & ships, so the figures describe the same kind of thing.
Draw both on one baseline and the smaller one fills 91% of the frame while the larger one runs to the top. The two are close enough that the difference is easy to see side by side.
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What each figure means
The figure for Emma Maersk is its length (overall length). The figure for Allure of the Seas is its length (overall length).
Crossing them
Walking pace is 1.4 m/s, so crossing Emma Maersk's 397 m takes 4.7 minutes and Allure of the Seas's 362 m takes 4.3 minutes.
In people: Emma Maersk is 234 adults of 1.7 m tall, Allure of the Seas is 212.9. By size Emma Maersk is 1st of the 14 vehicles & ships on this site and Allure of the Seas is 2nd, so 1 place separates them in the ranking.
How to read these two figures
Before trusting any comparison, check what each number measures. The Emma Maersk is given as a length, overall length. The Allure of the Seas is given as a length, overall length. Both are length figures, so putting them on one baseline is a like-for-like comparison, although the exact individual or convention still matters.
Vehicles are listed by overall length. Rockets are the exception and are given as full stack height standing on the pad. Everything is drawn standing upright so one scale holds.
Where the pair sits among all the sizes here
Across all 86 things on this site, the Emma Maersk is number 39 from the top and the Allure of the Seas is number 40. No other item falls between them, so in this collection they are direct neighbours.
Because the collection spans 13 mm up to 1,392,700 km, a ratio of 107,130,769,231× from smallest to largest, the position of a pair says a lot: the pair sits in the middle of the range rather than at an extreme.
What the length ratio hides
A length ratio of 1.1× is easy to picture, but area and volume grow faster than length. If two objects had exactly the same shape, the Emma Maersk would have about 1.2× the surface or footprint of the Allure of the Seas, and about 1.32× the volume. These two are not the same shape, so treat the figures as an upper bound for an imaginary scaled copy, not as a measurement of either one.
The drawing above shows length only. The Allure of the Seas is drawn 91% as tall as the Emma Maersk, but the equivalent share of footprint would be only 83.1%, which is why the smaller one looks even slighter than the numbers alone suggest.
Time to cross each one
A sprinter holding about 10 m/s covers the Emma Maersk in 40 seconds and the Allure of the Seas in 36 seconds. Sound, at about 343 m/s in air, takes 1.2 seconds for the larger and 1.1 seconds for the smaller. A jet cruising at 900 km/h needs 1.6 seconds and 1.4 seconds.
These times assume a straight line and constant speed, which no real crossing has, but they turn a number in metres into something the body understands. At any fixed speed the travel times keep the same 1.1× ratio as the sizes.
The same figures in other units
The Emma Maersk measures 397 m, which is 1,302 ft or 434.2 yards. The Allure of the Seas measures 362 m, which is 1,188 ft.
The difference between them is 35 m (115 ft). In metres the smaller one is 362 against 397, so the 1.1× ratio holds in every unit; only the numbers on the ruler change.
Questions people ask about this pair
Which is bigger, the Emma Maersk or the Allure of the Seas?
The Emma Maersk is bigger. At 397 m it is 1.1× the size of the Allure of the Seas, which is 362 m.
How many times does the Allure of the Seas fit along the Emma Maersk?
Less than twice: the Allure of the Seas is 91% of the size of the Emma Maersk, so one fits with 35 m to spare.
Are the two figures measured the same way?
Yes in kind: both are length figures. The Emma Maersk is overall length; the Allure of the Seas is overall length.
How does the gap look in people?
Taking an adult of 1.7 m, the Emma Maersk is about 234 people tall and the Allure of the Seas is about 212.9. The gap of 35 m is 21 people.
Where do the numbers come from?
Each item has its own page that names the measurement and links to the Wikipedia article it was taken from. Some figures are rounded, and animals vary from one individual to the next, so treat them as representative values rather than records for every case.
How the sizes are taken. Each figure says what it measures — height, length, diameter or elevation — and for which individual or convention. Everything is drawn standing upright on one baseline so a single scale holds, including things that are long rather than tall. Values come from the linked Wikipedia article for each item.