What does 22 centimetres look like?

22-Centimetre Distance Comparisons

• Measured against the height of a table-tennis net, 22 centimetres spans about 1.4 times that reference.

  The comparison uses the published dimension, converted into the same unit before the proportion is calculated.

  Source: International Table Tennis Federation

• Measured against the long side of an A4 sheet, 22 centimetres spans about 74% of that reference.

  Its published measurement is 29.7 centimetres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• Measured against the long edge of an ISO ID-1 payment card, 22 centimetres spans about 2.6 times that reference.

  Using the source measurement of 8.56 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 2.6 of it.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• Measured against the long side of a €5 note, 22 centimetres spans about 1.8 times that reference.

  Using the source measurement of 12 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 1.8 of it.

  Source: European Central Bank

• 22 centimetres is about 1.4 times the long side of a €200 note.

  Using the source measurement of 15.3 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 1.4 of it.

  Source: European Central Bank

• For scale, 22 centimetres is about 1.5 times the short side of an A5 sheet.

  Its published measurement is 14.8 centimetres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• For scale, 22 centimetres is about 1.5 times the long side of an A6 sheet.

  Its published measurement is 14.8 centimetres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• 22 centimetres is approximately 8.7 inches.

  Using the exact conversion that 1 centimetre equals exactly 0.3937007874 inches, the unrounded result is 8.661 inches.