The mean diameter of Earth is about 1.05 times the mean diameter of Venus. Selected basis: approximate values.
Both rulers start at the same zero and share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its original proportions.
12,100 km - Mean diameter; approximate.
Venus is a rocky planet orbiting the Sun, covered by thick clouds of carbon dioxide and sulphuric acid.
Mean-radius spherical model for Venus; actual shape is not perfectly spherical.
NASA JPL — planetary physical parameters12,740 km - Mean diameter; approximate.
Earth is the rocky planet on which we live and the third planet from the Sun.
Mean-radius spherical model for Earth; actual shape is not perfectly spherical.
NASA JPL — planetary physical parameters
There’s always another scale
SpaceVenus12,100 kmVenus is a rocky planet orbiting the Sun, covered by thick clouds of carbon dioxide and sulphuric acid.
SpaceEarth12,740 kmEarth is the rocky planet on which we live and the third planet from the Sun.
SpaceMoon3,475 kmThe Moon is Earth’s natural satellite and the brightest large object in Earth’s night sky.
SpaceJupiter139,800 kmJupiter is a giant planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, orbiting the Sun beyond the asteroid belt.
SpaceSun1,391,000 kmThe Sun is the star at the centre of the Solar System.Side by side
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scaleGot a good eye for scale?