Short answer. There is no world standard bed. A UK double is 135 × 190 cm, a US queen is 152 × 203 cm (60 × 80 in), and most of mainland Europe sells 140, 160 and 180 cm wide beds that are 200 cm long. Japanese beds are 195 cm long. The same name means different sizes: a "queen" or a "king" in one country is not the same bed in the next. Buy by the centimetres, and pick your country below.
The usual double in each country
| Country | Usual double | Size in cm | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | Queen | 153 × 203 | Australia bed sizes |
 Austria | Doppelbett 180 | 180 × 200 | Austria bed sizes |
 Belgium (Dutch) | Tweepersoons | 160 × 200 | Belgium bed sizes |
| Belgium (French) | Lit 180 | 180 × 200 | Belgium bed sizes |
 Brazil | Casal | 138 × 188 | Brazil bed sizes |
 Canada | Queen | 152.5 × 203 | Canada bed sizes |
 Czechia | Manželská postel 180 | 180 × 200 | Czechia bed sizes |
 Denmark | Dobbeltseng | 180 × 200 | Denmark bed sizes |
 Finland | Parisänky 160 | 160 × 200 | Finland bed sizes |
 France | Deux places | 140 × 190 | France bed sizes |
 Germany | Doppelbett 160 | 160 × 200 | Germany bed sizes |
 India | Queen | 152.4 × 198.1 | India bed sizes |
 Ireland | Double | 135 × 190 | Ireland bed sizes |
 Italy | Matrimoniale | 160 × 190 | Italy bed sizes |
 Japan | ダブル | 140 × 195 | Japan bed sizes |
 Lithuania | Dvigulė 160 | 160 × 200 | Lithuania bed sizes |
 Netherlands | Tweepersoons | 160 × 200 | Netherlands bed sizes |
 Norway | Dobbeltseng 160 | 160 × 200 | Norway bed sizes |
 Poland | Dwuosobowe 160 | 160 × 200 | Poland bed sizes |
 Spain | Cama de 150 | 150 × 190 | Spain bed sizes |
 Sweden | Dubbelsäng 160 | 160 × 200 | Sweden bed sizes |
 Switzerland | Doppelbett 180 | 180 × 200 | Switzerland bed sizes |
 United Kingdom | Double | 135 × 190 | United Kingdom bed sizes |
 United States | Queen | 152.4 × 203.2 | United States bed sizes |
Each country page is in that country's own language and shows only its own sizes, with a tool that draws the bed in your room.
Why the sizes clash
- Length. 190 cm in the UK, Ireland, France, Spain and Italy; 188 cm in Brazil; 200 cm in most of mainland Europe; 203 cm for US queens and kings; 195 cm in Japan.
- Names. "Queen" is 152 cm in the US, 160 cm in much of Europe and sometimes 120 cm in the UK. "King" is 193 cm in the US, 150 cm in the UK and 180 cm in Europe.
- What is measured. Sizes are mattress sizes. A frame can be anything from a few centimetres to 20 cm bigger.
Moving a bed or a mattress between countries is where most mistakes happen: a European 160 × 200 mattress does not fit a UK king frame, and US sheets do not fit a European bed.
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