Which is bigger, basketball court or Olympic swimming pool?

Basketball court is 1.5× Olympic swimming pool on height. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

How do basketball courts and Olympic swimming pools compare on length?

Basketball court: 28–28.65 m. Olympic swimming pool: 50 m. Olympic swimming pool is 1.7× basketball court on length.

How do basketball courts and Olympic swimming pools compare on width?

Basketball court: 15–15.24 m. Olympic swimming pool: 25 m. Olympic swimming pool is 1.6× basketball court on width.

Basketball court vs Olympic swimming pool

Basketball court is larger on height

Basketball court is 1.5× Olympic swimming pool on height.

A basketball court and an Olympic swimming pool can be compared on 4 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

Side by side

Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.
	Basketball court	Olympic swimming pool
Height	3.05 m	2–3 m
Length	28–28.65 m	50 m
Width	15–15.24 m	25 m
Area	436.6 m²	1,250 m²

What the numbers say

Basketball court is 1.5× Olympic swimming pool on height.
Olympic swimming pool is 1.7× basketball court on length.
Olympic swimming pool is 1.6× basketball court on width.
Olympic swimming pool is 2.9× basketball court on area.

Height compared.

Basketball court 3.05 m

Olympic swimming pool 2–3 m