Which is bigger, football pitch or Olympic swimming pool?

Football pitch is 2.1× Olympic swimming pool on length. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

How do football pitchs and Olympic swimming pools compare on width?

Football pitch: 45–90 m. Olympic swimming pool: 25 m. Football pitch is 2.7× Olympic swimming pool on width.

How do football pitchs and Olympic swimming pools compare on area?

Football pitch: 4,050–10,800 m². Olympic swimming pool: 1,250 m². Football pitch is 5.7× Olympic swimming pool on area.

Football pitch vs Olympic swimming pool

Football pitch is larger on length

Football pitch is 2.1× Olympic swimming pool on length.

A football pitch and an Olympic swimming pool can be compared on 3 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.
	Football pitch	Olympic swimming pool
Length	90–120 m	50 m
Width	45–90 m	25 m
Area	4,050–10,800 m²	1,250 m²

What the numbers say

Football pitch is 2.1× Olympic swimming pool on length.
Football pitch is 2.7× Olympic swimming pool on width.
Football pitch is 5.7× Olympic swimming pool on area.

Length compared.

Football pitch 90–120 m

Olympic swimming pool 50 m

Football pitch

An association football pitch; FIFA specifies 105 by 68 m for international matches, but the laws allow a wide range.

Olympic swimming pool

A World Aquatics long-course pool, the reference unit for "Olympic swimming pools of water".

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, football pitch or Olympic swimming pool?: Football pitch is 2.1× Olympic swimming pool on length. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do football pitchs and Olympic swimming pools compare on width?: Football pitch: 45–90 m. Olympic swimming pool: 25 m. Football pitch is 2.7× Olympic swimming pool on width.
How do football pitchs and Olympic swimming pools compare on area?: Football pitch: 4,050–10,800 m². Olympic swimming pool: 1,250 m². Football pitch is 5.7× Olympic swimming pool on area.

Sources

Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked