Bed sizes for single, double, king, queen and super king are listed.
A number of major bed sizes are used around the world, including American, UK, European, Australian and New Zealand sizes.The size of a mattress is considered to be the size that will be used with the bed.Most countries have their own standards and names, however there is some consistency of naming in English speaking countries and other countries that can be related to the English names.
The table shows basic sizes and names with comparisons of standards for the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Continental Europe, South America and South Africa.
The standard unit in use in the country or region is used for the conversion.The US and UK use feet and inches as the standard measure for beds, with the rest of the world using centimetres or metres.
A single bed is called a Twin in North America.A full bed is a two person bed.
The UK and Ireland don't use the name Queen, instead the King size bed is equivalent to a Queen size elsewhere and the UK uses the term Super King for the size that is named King in other regions.
European single mattress sizes are generally 90 cm x 200 cm from manufacturers that supply to many European countries, local manufacturers sizes may vary from country to country with 190 cm beds and mattresses also being fairly common.