Barbie Would Have a 17-inch Waist as a Human: Fabulous Facts to Fuel Your Barbie Obsession

Barbie, the movie sold more than $1 billion worth of tickets in less than three weeks, making it the fastest moneymaker in Warner Bros’ 100-year history, the biggest hit from a female director and … we could go on with Barbie movie facts. But they’re not nearly as interesting as facts about Barbie herself. Here’s what we know.

Barbie’s height: 11.5"

Barbie’s height if she were human: 5'9"

Barbie’s waist circumference: 3.5"

Barbie’s waist if she were human: 17"

Odds of a woman having Barbie’s body shape: 1 in 100,000

Odds of a man having Ken’s body: 1 in 50

Height of Carol Spencer, who designed Barbie’s clothes for 35 years: 5'6"

Spencer’s waist when she started designing for Barbie: 16"

Weight on the scale in the 1963 Barbie Baby-Sits kit: 110 pounds

Average time it takes for a human to develop a belly button: 2 weeks

Time it took for Barbie to develop a belly button: 41 years

Number of Barbie’s siblings: 7

Gap between oldest and youngest siblings: 47 years

Guinness record for longest gap between siblings from the same human mother: 41 years

Barbie’s age: 19

Length of time Barbie has been 19: 64 years (b. 1959)

Year Barbie owned her first Dreamhouse: 1962

Year the Equal Credit Opportunity Act passed, forcing banks to give loans to women without a male cosigner: 1974

Original Barbie price: $3 ($31 in today’s money)

Most expensive Barbie (wearing a pink diamond necklace): $302,500

Times Barbie has been to space: 3

Most space missions for a human astronaut: 7

Year Barbie was both a rapper and presidential candidate: 1992

Year Warren Beatty played a rapper and presidential candidate in Bulworth: 1998