Compare Worlds
Put any objects side by side, with sizes drawn to true relative scale.
Earth
Jupiter
Disc areas drawn to true relative diameter. Objects with no defined radius (spacecraft, nebulae) are omitted from the picture.
| Property | Earth | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Planet | Planet |
| Radius | 6,371 km | 69,911 km |
| Surface gravity | 9.81 m/s² | 24.79 m/s² |
| Day (rotation) | 23.9 h | 9.9 h |
| Year (orbit) | 365.2 days | 4,332.6 days |
| Distance | You are here — 149.6 million km from the Sun | From 588 million to 968 million km from Earth; light takes… |
| In one line | The only place in the universe where life is confirmed to exist. We call it home. | The giant of the Solar System. This striped gas world could swallow 1,300 Earths. |
“—” means the property doesn’t apply or isn’t defined for that object. Full sourced figures live on each object’s own page.