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title: "Mattress vs recliner — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Mattress is somewhat greater than recliner on weight — about 1.1×. Compared on 4 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
url: https://atoneplace.net/vs/mattress-vs-recliner/
site: "At One Place"
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# Mattress vs Recliner

**Mattress vs recliner: Mattress is larger on weight**

Mattress is somewhat greater than recliner on weight — about 1.1×.

A mattress and a recliner 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.*

|  | Mattress | Recliner |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 18–100 kg | 30–80 kg |
| Height | 15–40 cm | 95–115 cm |
| Width | 99–193 cm | 75–105 cm |
| Typical cost | 250–3,500 $ | 250–3,000 $ |

## What the numbers say

- Mattress is somewhat greater than recliner on weight — about 1.1×.
- Recliner is 3.8× mattress on height.
- Mattress is 1.7× recliner on width.
- Mattress is somewhat greater than recliner on typical cost — about 1.4×.

*Weight compared.*

- Mattress: 18–100 kg
- Recliner: 30–80 kg

## Mattress

A padded sleeping surface built from springs, foam, latex or a hybrid of the three.

## Recliner

An armchair whose back tilts and footrest extends, operated by a lever or a motor.

> 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, mattress or recliner?

Mattress is somewhat greater than recliner on weight — about 1.1×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do mattresses and recliners compare on height?

Mattress: 15–40 cm. Recliner: 95–115 cm. Recliner is 3.8× mattress on height.

### How do mattresses and recliners compare on width?

Mattress: 99–193 cm. Recliner: 75–105 cm. Mattress is 1.7× recliner on width.

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## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)