Is Madonna taller than Rihanna?
No. Rihanna is taller than Madonna by 3.5 in (8.7 cm).
Madonna: taller than about 64 in 100 US women. Rihanna: taller than 95 in 100 US women.
In heels or lifts?
Pick how much the shoes raise each person. A heel raises you by less than its own height, because the ball of the foot sits lower than the heel, so a height measured in the shoes is best.
These rounded published listings give an approximate gap. They do not account for shoes or posture in a photograph.
Where these heights come from
Madonna is commonly listed at 5 ft 4.5 in (164 cm). See all of Madonna’s listed heights.
Rihanna is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm). See all of Rihanna’s listed heights.
Photos: Madonna by chrisweger, CC BY-SA 2.0; Rihanna by U.S. Embassy Bridgetown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
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More comparisons
Madonna
- Madonna vs Shakira: Madonna is taller than Shakira by 1.5 in (4 cm).
- Madonna vs Lana Del Rey: Lana Del Rey is taller than Madonna by 2.5 in (6 cm).
- Madonna vs Lady Gaga: Madonna is taller than Lady Gaga by 3.5 in (9.1 cm).
Rihanna
- Rihanna vs DaBaby: the same listed height, 5 ft 8 in.
- Rihanna vs Kanye West: the same listed height, 5 ft 8 in.
- Rihanna vs Tate McRae: Tate McRae is taller than Rihanna by 1 in (2.5 cm).
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