Which is bigger, blue wildebeest or lion?

Blue wildebeest and lion are near enough identical on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

How do blue wildebeest and lions compare on height?

Blue wildebeest: 1.15–1.45 m. Lion: 0.9–1.2 m. Blue wildebeest is somewhat greater than lion on height — about 1.2×.

How do blue wildebeest and lions compare on length?

Blue wildebeest: 1.7–2.4 m. Lion: 1.6–2.5 m. Blue wildebeest and lion are near enough identical on length.

Blue wildebeest vs Lion

Blue wildebeest vs lion

Near enough equal on weight

Blue wildebeest and lion are near enough identical on weight.

A blue wildebeest and a lion can be compared on 5 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.
	Blue wildebeest	Lion
Weight	118–290 kg	120–250 kg
Height	1.15–1.45 m	0.9–1.2 m
Length	1.7–2.4 m	1.6–2.5 m
Top speed	80 km/h	60–80 km/h
Typical lifespan	15–25 yr	10–20 yr

What the numbers say

Blue wildebeest and lion are near enough identical on weight.
Blue wildebeest is somewhat greater than lion on height — about 1.2×.
Blue wildebeest and lion are near enough identical on length.
Blue wildebeest and lion are near enough identical on top speed.
Blue wildebeest is somewhat greater than lion on typical lifespan — about 1.4×.

Weight compared.

Blue wildebeest 118–290 kg

Lion 120–250 kg

Blue wildebeest

The antelope of the Serengeti migration, about 1.3 million of which move in a single annual circuit.

Lion

The second-largest living cat and the only one that lives in permanent social groups.

This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

Common questions

Which is bigger, blue wildebeest or lion?: Blue wildebeest and lion are near enough identical on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do blue wildebeest and lions compare on height?: Blue wildebeest: 1.15–1.45 m. Lion: 0.9–1.2 m. Blue wildebeest is somewhat greater than lion on height — about 1.2×.
How do blue wildebeest and lions compare on length?: Blue wildebeest: 1.7–2.4 m. Lion: 1.6–2.5 m. Blue wildebeest and lion are near enough identical on length.

Sources

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution
Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked