How Tall Is the Statue of Liberty, From Heel to Torch? 46 m

Compared with things you know

About 27 times as tall as an adult person (1.7 m)
About 34% as tall as the London Eye (135 m)
About 14% as tall as Tokyo Tower (333 m)

Statue of Liberty (statue only) 46 m
London Eye 135 m
Tokyo Tower 333 m

Drawn to scale: Statue of Liberty (statue only), 46 m tall · London Eye, 135 m tall · Tokyo Tower, 333 m tall

Statue of Liberty (statue only) dimensions

Measurement	Metric	Imperial	Source
Height, top of base to torch	46.05 m	151 ft	^[1]
Height, ground to tip of torch	92.99 m	305 ft	^[1]
Height, heel to top of head	33.86 m	111 ft	^[1]
Length of right arm	12.8 m	42 ft	^[1]
Width of waist	10.67 m	35 ft	^[1]

Body parts of the Statue of Liberty (NPS figures)^[1]

Head, chin to cranium	5.26 m (17.3 ft)
Length of hand	5 m (16.4 ft)
Index finger	2.44 m (8 ft 0 in)
Length of nose	1.37 m (4 ft 6 in)
Width of mouth	91 cm (3 ft 0 in)
Width of eye	76 cm (2 ft 6 in)
Tablet, length	7.19 m (23.6 ft)

Statue only vs. with pedestal

Two heights are quoted for the Statue of Liberty. The National Park Service lists 151 ft 1 in (46.05 m) from the top of the base to the torch. Measured from the ground to the tip of the torch, including pedestal and foundation, it is 305 ft 1 in (92.99 m). The NPS lists the ground to the pedestal as 154 ft (46.94 m).^[1]

Measurements of the figure

The National Park Service lists the statue's body parts. From heel to the top of the head she is 111 ft 1 in (33.86 m). The head, chin to cranium, is 17 ft 3 in (5.26 m); the nose is 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) long and the mouth 3 ft (0.91 m) wide. The raised right arm is 42 ft (12.80 m) long, the index finger 8 ft (2.44 m), and the waist 35 ft (10.67 m) wide. The tablet is 23 ft 7 in (7.19 m) long.^[1]

Did you know?

The copper statue is 46 m from heel to torch; with its pedestal and foundation it rises 93 m above the ground.

Questions people ask

How tall is the Statue of Liberty with the pedestal?

305 ft 1 in (92.99 m) from the ground to the tip of the torch, according to the National Park Service.^[1]

How tall is the Statue of Liberty without the base?

151 ft 1 in (46.05 m) from the top of the base to the torch, according to the National Park Service. From heel to top of head she is 111 ft 1 in (33.86 m).^[1]