license: apache-2.0
Dataset Card for Global Height and Scale Comparison Dataset
A comprehensive dataset of height information covering humans, fictional characters, animals, plants, and objects across multiple scales — from microscopic to astronomical.
This dataset provides a unified resource for developers, researchers, and educators interested in visualizing and analyzing height and scale relationships across diverse categories.
Dataset Details
Dataset Description
The Global Height and Scale Comparison Dataset compiles verified and estimated height data across multiple domains:
- Humans: Average male/female heights by country, age group (children, adults, elderly), and global anthropometric references.
- Celebrities: Includes verified heights of actors, athletes, politicians, historical figures, and record holders.
- Fictional Characters: Heights from popular anime (e.g., One Piece, Attack on Titan, Naruto), films (Star Wars, The Walking Dead), and games.
- Animals & Plants: Average sizes of various species, from domestic pets to wild animals and notable plants.
- Objects & Celestial Bodies: Relative scales of real-world and cosmic objects — from atoms and DNA molecules to mountains, planets, and stars.
This dataset was curated to support visualization, educational, and creative applications related to human and object scale comparison.
- Curated by: Independent Research Initiative
- Language(s): Multilingual numeric data
- License: Apache 2.0
Dataset Sources
- Primary Sources: Public anthropometric datasets, scientific databases, verified entertainment sources, and educational references.
- Supplementary Sources: Community-contributed data and cross-referenced measurements from reputable online databases.
- Demo Visualization: https://compareheights.org
Uses
Direct Use
- Building visual height comparison tools and charts.
- Educational content for teaching scale and proportion.
- Data-driven storytelling for media, entertainment, or creative projects.
- Reference data for machine learning models dealing with human or object scale.
Out-of-Scope Use
- Predictive modeling of height-related personal attributes.
- Any application that involves private or personally identifiable information.
Dataset Structure
Each data entry generally contains:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
name |
Entity name (e.g., “LeBron James”, “Eren Yeager”, “Mount Everest”) |
category |
Type of entity (human, anime character, object, animal, etc.) |
height_m |
Height in meters |
height_ft |
Height in feet/inches |
source |
Source or reference URL |
notes |
Additional remarks or context |
Dataset Creation
Curation Rationale
The dataset was created to provide a standardized reference for comparing scale and proportion across humans, fictional characters, and physical objects.
It enables seamless integration into visualization tools, simulations, and educational applications.
A visualization tool that inspired and demonstrates the value of this dataset is Height Comparison, which turns numeric height data into intuitive, visual charts for exploration and learning.
Source Data
Data Collection and Processing
- Collected from verified anthropometric studies, entertainment databases, and academic resources.
- Normalized into metric and imperial units for interoperability.
- Cross-checked for consistency and duplicates removed.
Who are the source data producers?
Data was derived from open data repositories, academic research, and publicly available references (e.g., IMDb, sports databases, anime wikis, and NASA records).
Bias, Risks, and Limitations
- Height data for fictional characters may be based on estimated or fan-sourced information.
- Some animal or planetary data are averaged or rounded from scientific references.
- Users should not treat this dataset as medically or anthropometrically authoritative.
- The dataset focuses on comparative visualization rather than statistical precision.
Recommendations
Use this dataset for relative and educational comparisons, not for critical biometric or physiological analyses.
Citation
APA:
CompareHeights.org. (2025). Global Height and Scale Comparison Dataset [Data set]. Retrieved from https://huggingface.co/datasets/compareheights/global-height-scale
BibTeX:
@dataset{compareheights2025heightscale,
title={Global Height and Scale Comparison Dataset},
author={CompareHeights.org Contributors},
year={2025},
url={https://compareheights.org/heights.csv}
}