Which is bigger, oven or washing machine?

Oven and washing machine are near enough identical on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

How do ovens and washing machines compare on height?

Oven: 90–97 cm. Washing machine: 85–112 cm. Oven and washing machine are near enough identical on height.

How do ovens and washing machines compare on width?

Oven: 60–122 cm. Washing machine: 60–76 cm. Oven is somewhat greater than washing machine on width — about 1.1×.

Oven vs Washing machine

Oven vs washing machine

Near enough equal on weight

Oven and washing machine are near enough identical on weight.

An oven and a washing machine can be compared on 7 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.
	Oven	Washing machine
Weight	50–130 kg	55–115 kg
Height	90–97 cm	85–112 cm
Width	60–122 cm	60–76 cm
Typical lifespan	10–20 yr	8–14 yr
Typical cost	450–4,000 $	400–1,800 $
Power draw	2,000–5,000 W	250–2,200 W
Volume	80–200 L	80–170 L

What the numbers say

Oven and washing machine are near enough identical on weight.
Oven and washing machine are near enough identical on height.
Oven is somewhat greater than washing machine on width — about 1.1×.
Oven is somewhat greater than washing machine on typical lifespan — about 1.4×.
Oven is somewhat greater than washing machine on typical cost — about 1.2×.
Oven is 6× washing machine on power draw.
Oven and washing machine are near enough identical on volume.

Weight compared.

Oven 50–130 kg

Washing machine 55–115 kg

Oven

An insulated heated cavity for baking and roasting, usually combined with a cooktop in a free-standing range.

Washing machine

A powered drum that washes clothes, loading either from the top or through a front door.

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, oven or washing machine?: Oven and washing machine are near enough identical on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do ovens and washing machines compare on height?: Oven: 90–97 cm. Washing machine: 85–112 cm. Oven and washing machine are near enough identical on height.
How do ovens and washing machines compare on width?: Oven: 60–122 cm. Washing machine: 60–76 cm. Oven is somewhat greater than washing machine on width — about 1.1×.

Sources

Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place
Residential Energy Consumption Survey — US Energy Information Administration (Public domain (US Government))
ENERGY STAR Product Specifications — US Environmental Protection Agency (Public domain (US Government))

How these figures are compiled and checked