USS Nimitz vs Eiffel Tower
USS Nimitz (333 m) is 1.01× the size of Eiffel Tower (330 m).
Eiffel Tower is 99% of the height of USS Nimitz. The gap between them is 2.8 m (9.19 ft).
The comparison in numbers
| Thing | Size | In feet | Measured as |
|---|---|---|---|
| USS Nimitz | 333 m | 1,092 ft | length |
| Eiffel Tower | 330 m | 1,083 ft | height |
What the scale shows
USS Nimitz (333 m) is 1.01× the size of Eiffel Tower (330 m). The gap between them is 2.8 m (9.19 ft). One is among the vehicles & ships and the other among the buildings & towers, so the figures are standing in for different kinds of size — read the basis below.
Draw both on one baseline and the smaller one fills 99% 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 USS Nimitz is its length (overall length). The figure for Eiffel Tower is its height (including antennas).
Crossing them
Walking pace is 1.4 m/s, so crossing USS Nimitz's 333 m takes 4 minutes and Eiffel Tower's 330 m takes 3.9 minutes.
In people: USS Nimitz is 196 adults of 1.7 m tall, Eiffel Tower is 194.1. By size USS Nimitz is 4th of the 14 vehicles & ships on this site, while Eiffel Tower is 13th of the 23 buildings & towers.
How to read these two figures
Before trusting any comparison, check what each number measures. The USS Nimitz is given as a length, overall length. The Eiffel Tower is given as a height, including antennas. One is a length and the other is a height, so the drawing stands them side by side by convention: everything is stood upright on a single baseline so one scale can hold. That is a fair way to compare overall extent, not a claim that the two are oriented the same way in real life.
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. Building heights depend on the rule used: architectural height counts spires but not antennas, tip height counts everything. The basis is named with each figure.
Where the pair sits among all the sizes here
Across all 86 things on this site, the USS Nimitz is number 42 from the top and the Eiffel Tower is number 43. 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 1.01× is easy to picture, but area and volume grow faster than length. If two objects had exactly the same shape, the USS Nimitz would have about 1.02× the surface or footprint of the Eiffel Tower, and about 1.03× 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 Eiffel Tower is drawn 99% as tall as the USS Nimitz, but the equivalent share of footprint would be only 98.3%, 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 USS Nimitz in 33 seconds and the Eiffel Tower in 33 seconds. Sound, at about 343 m/s in air, takes 970 milliseconds for the larger and 962 milliseconds for the smaller. A jet cruising at 900 km/h needs 1.3 seconds and 1.3 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 1.01× ratio as the sizes.
The same figures in other units
The USS Nimitz measures 333 m, which is 1,092 ft or 364 yards. The Eiffel Tower measures 330 m, which is 1,083 ft.
The difference between them is 2.8 m (9.19 ft). In metres the smaller one is 330 against 332.8, so the 1.01× ratio holds in every unit; only the numbers on the ruler change.
Questions people ask about this pair
Which is bigger, the USS Nimitz or the Eiffel Tower?
The USS Nimitz is bigger. At 333 m it is 1.01× the size of the Eiffel Tower, which is 330 m.
How many times does the Eiffel Tower fit along the USS Nimitz?
Less than twice: the Eiffel Tower is 99% of the size of the USS Nimitz, so one fits with 2.8 m to spare.
Are the two figures measured the same way?
No. The USS Nimitz is a length (overall length) and the Eiffel Tower is a height (including antennas), so read the comparison as overall extent.
How does the gap look in people?
Taking an adult of 1.7 m, the USS Nimitz is about 196 people tall and the Eiffel Tower is about 194.1. The gap of 2.8 m is 1.6 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.