Jabba the Hutt vs Dobby: two axes, two figures
Jabba the Hutt measures 3.9 m (12.8 ft) end to end, and Dobby measures 90 cm (35.4 in) from the ground up. Jabba the Hutt comes to 4.33 times the measured size of Dobby, a difference of 3 m (9.84 ft). The two are not judged on the same axis: Jabba the Hutt is quoted as a length and Dobby as a height, so the honest statement is one figure against the other, 23% of it, and not one outline against another. Jabba the Hutt is written in single metres and Dobby in tens of centimetres, a whole band of scale apart.
| Object | Real size | Axis measured | What the figure covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jabba the Hutt | 3.9 m 12.8 ft |
Length | Star Wars |
| Dobby | 90 cm 35.4 in |
Height | Harry Potter |
Both figures, Jabba the Hutt and Dobby, come from the Size It Up measurement set, one real-world size and one measured axis per object, last checked in September 2026; outline provenance is listed on the sources page.
Why this one is hard to judge by eye
Jabba the Hutt is drawn about 9.77 times as wide as Dobby as well as 4.33 times its measured size, so the area it takes in the frame grows faster than the figure anyone quotes. Both shapes fit in a single glance here, which ought to make 4.33 to one obvious between Jabba the Hutt and Dobby, and it is not: at this size the eye compares whole outlines while the figures above compare one axis. On the drawing above Jabba the Hutt is about 1.85 times as wide as it is tall and Dobby about 2.25 times as tall as it is wide, so the two outlines fill the frame in ways that have nothing to do with the one axis being compared.
What each figure covers
Jabba the Hutt. Jabba is measured along the body rather than by height, because the character is never upright. It is one of the few cases where length is the only sensible axis for a person-shaped being.
Dobby. The height is an estimate drawn from how the character is framed against others, since nothing in the source states one. That makes it softer than a measured figure.
Jabba the Hutt is quoted as a length and Dobby as a height: two conventions, so the ratio compares the two numbers rather than the two objects.
What else is about that size?
Measured the same way, Jabba the Hutt at 3.9 m sits within a tenth of Giant Squid at 4 m, Rhinoceros at 3.8 m and White Rhinoceros at 3.7 m. Dobby at 90 cm has Mike Wazowski at 94 cm, Emperor Penguin at 95 cm and Rocket Raccoon at 95 cm for company, within a tenth. Swapping any of those in for Jabba the Hutt would move its ratio to Dobby by less than 10%.