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Square Meter Chart: How Big Is Each Area Visually?

Visually, one square meter is a square 1 meter on each side, about 10.76 square feet, or a little bigger than a 3 by 3 foot square. Each area below links to a page that draws it to scale, lists the room shapes that add up to it, and compares it with parking spaces, beds, and garages.

Common areas in square meters and square feet

Area	Square feet	Example room shapes
1 m²	11	1 x 1 m, 0.5 x 2 m
1.5 m²	16	1 x 1.5 m
2 m²	22	1 x 2 m
3 m²	32	1.5 x 2 m, 1 x 3 m
4 m²	43	2 x 2 m, 1 x 4 m
5 m²	54	2 x 2.5 m
6 m²	65	2 x 3 m, 1.5 x 4 m
7.5 m²	81	2.5 x 3 m, 1.5 x 5 m
8 m²	86	2 x 4 m
10 m²	108	2.5 x 4 m, 2 x 5 m
12 m²	129	3 x 4 m, 2 x 6 m
14 m²	151	3.5 x 4 m, 2 x 7 m
15 m²	161	3 x 5 m, 2.5 x 6 m, 2 x 7.5 m
16 m²	172	4 x 4 m, 2 x 8 m
18 m²	194	4 x 4.5 m, 3 x 6 m
20 m²	215	4 x 5 m, 2.5 x 8 m
25 m²	269	5 x 5 m, 2.5 x 10 m
26 m²	280	4 x 6.5 m
30 m²	323	5 x 6 m, 4 x 7.5 m, 3 x 10 m
35 m²	377	5 x 7 m, 3.5 x 10 m
40 m²	431	5 x 8 m, 4 x 10 m
45 m²	484	6 x 7.5 m, 5 x 9 m, 4.5 x 10 m
50 m²	538	5 x 10 m, 4 x 12.5 m
60 m²	646	7.5 x 8 m, 6 x 10 m, 5 x 12 m
70 m²	753	7 x 10 m, 5 x 14 m
80 m²	861	8 x 10 m, 5 x 16 m
90 m²	969	9 x 10 m, 7.5 x 12 m, 6 x 15 m
100 m²	1,076	10 x 10 m, 8 x 12.5 m, 5 x 20 m
120 m²	1,292	10 x 12 m, 8 x 15 m, 7.5 x 16 m
150 m²	1,615	12 x 12.5 m, 10 x 15 m, 7.5 x 20 m
200 m²	2,153	12.5 x 16 m, 10 x 20 m, 8 x 25 m

Working in feet?

The square footage chart covers the same idea in square feet, and the room size chart starts from a room's width and length. To convert a single number, use the square feet to square meters converter.

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