adidas vs Vans sizing

An adidas men’s US 9 is made for a foot up to 26.3 cm; a Vans US 9, up to 27.0 cm, 7 mm longer.

By their charts, Vans runs larger: its men’s sizes are made for feet about 7 mm longer than adidas’ (the gap grows from 3 mm at US 6.5 to 12 mm at US 12); for the same foot they never give the same men’s size, and Vans’ is up to 1½ sizes lower.

Men’s: the same foot in adidas and Vans

They differ most for a 28.5 cm foot: adidas gives US 12, Vans US 10.5, 1.5 sizes apart.

Foot lengthadidasVans
24.0 cm 9.45 inUS 6.5EU 38
24.5 cm 9.65 inUS 7US 6.5
25.0 cm 9.84 inUS 7.5US 7
25.5 cm 10.04 inUS 8US 7.5
26.0 cm 10.24 inUS 9US 8
26.5 cm 10.43 inUS 9.5US 8.5
27.0 cm 10.63 inUS 10US 9
27.5 cm 10.83 inUS 10.5US 9.5
28.0 cm 11.02 inUS 11US 10
28.5 cm 11.22 inUS 12US 10.5
29.0 cm 11.42 inUS 12.5US 11
29.5 cm 11.61 inUS 13US 11.5
30.0 cm 11.81 inUS 13.5US 12
The foot each men’s US size is made for
USadidasVansVans − adidas
6.524.2 cm24.5 cm+3.0 mm
724.6 cm25.0 cm+4.0 mm
7.525.0 cm25.5 cm+5.0 mm
825.5 cm26.0 cm+5.0 mm
8.525.9 cm26.5 cm+6.0 mm
926.3 cm27.0 cm+7.0 mm
9.526.7 cm27.5 cm+8.0 mm
1027.1 cm28.0 cm+9.0 mm
10.527.6 cm28.5 cm+9.0 mm
1128.0 cm29.0 cm+10.0 mm
11.528.4 cm29.5 cm+11.0 mm
1228.8 cm30.0 cm+12.0 mm
1329.7 cm31.0 cm+13.0 mm
1430.5 cm32.0 cm+15.0 mm
1531.4 cm33.0 cm+16.0 mm
1631.8 cm34.0 cm+22.0 mm

Each brand’s foot length for the size, from its own chart. Over the sizes for feet of 24.0–30.0 cm, Vans’ are about 7 mm longer on average.

Women’s: the same foot in adidas and Vans

By their charts, adidas and Vans size alike (adidas’ sizes are about 1 mm longer): for the same foot they give the same women’s size 6 times out of 12 (one more foot sits within 1 mm of a size line).

They differ most for a 22.0 cm foot: adidas gives US 5, Vans US 5.5, half a size apart.

Foot lengthadidasVans
22.0 cm 8.66 inUS 5US 5.5
22.5 cm 8.86 inUS 5.5US 6
23.0 cm 9.06 inUS 6.5US 6.5
23.5 cm 9.25 inUS 7US 7
24.0 cm 9.45 inUS 7.5US 7.5
24.5 cm 9.65 inUS 8US 8
25.0 cm 9.84 inUS 8.5US 8.5
25.5 cm 10.04 inUS 9US 9
26.0 cm 10.24 inUS 10US 9.5
26.5 cm 10.43 inUS 10.5US 10
27.0 cm 10.63 inUS 11US 10.5
27.5 cm 10.83 inUS 11.5US 11
The foot each women’s US size is made for
USadidasVansVans − adidas
522.1 cm21.5 cm−6.0 mm
5.522.5 cm22.0 cm−5.0 mm
622.9 cm22.5 cm−4.0 mm
6.523.3 cm23.0 cm−3.0 mm
723.8 cm23.5 cm−3.0 mm
7.524.2 cm24.0 cm−2.0 mm
824.6 cm24.5 cm−1.0 mm
8.525.0 cm25.0 cm0 mm
925.5 cm25.5 cm0 mm
9.525.9 cm26.0 cm+1.0 mm
1026.3 cm26.5 cm+2.0 mm
10.526.7 cm27.0 cm+3.0 mm
1127.1 cm27.5 cm+4.0 mm
11.527.6 cm28.0 cm+4.0 mm

Each brand’s foot length for the size, from its own chart. Over the sizes for feet of 22.0–27.5 cm, within 2.5 mm on average: the same length.

Kids’: the same foot in adidas and Vans

By their charts, adidas runs larger: its kids’ sizes are made for feet about 3 mm longer than Vans’; for the same foot they give the same kids’ size 6 times out of 15 (one more foot sits within 1 mm of a size line).

They differ most for a 10.0 cm foot: adidas gives US 4k, Vans US 3C, a size apart. K and T kids’ sizes are C sizes; plain kids’ numbers are C or Y by the chart’s order.

Foot lengthadidasVans
10.0 cm 3.94 inUS 4kUS 3C
11.0 cm 4.33 inUS 5kUS 4.5C
12.0 cm 4.72 inUS 5.5kUS 5.5C
13.0 cm 5.12 inUS 6.5kUS 7C
14.0 cm 5.51 inUS 7.5kUS 8C
15.0 cm 5.91 inUS 9kUS 9C
16.0 cm 6.30 inUS 10kUS 10C
17.0 cm 6.69 inUS 11kUS 11.5C
18.0 cm 7.09 inUS 12.5kUS 12.5C
19.0 cm 7.48 inUS 13.5kUS 1Y
20.0 cm 7.87 inUS 1.5YUS 2Y
21.0 cm 8.27 inUS 3YUS 3Y
22.0 cm 8.66 inUS 4YUS 4Y
23.0 cm 9.06 inUS 5.5YUS 5Y
24.0 cm 9.45 inUS 6.5YUS 6Y
The foot each kids’ US size is made for
USadidasVansVans − adidas
1C8.1 cm8.5 cm+4.0 mm
2C9.0 cm9.0 cm0 mm
3C9.8 cm10.0 cm+2.0 mm
4C10.6 cm10.5 cm−1.0 mm
5C11.5 cm11.5 cm0 mm
5.5C12.3 cm12.0 cm−3.0 mm
6C12.8 cm12.0 cm−8.0 mm
6.5C13.2 cm12.5 cm−7.0 mm
7C13.6 cm13.0 cm−6.0 mm
7.5C14.0 cm13.5 cm−5.0 mm
8C14.5 cm14.0 cm−5.0 mm
8.5C14.9 cm14.5 cm−4.0 mm
9C15.3 cm15.0 cm−3.0 mm
9.5C15.7 cm15.5 cm−2.0 mm
10C16.1 cm16.0 cm−1.0 mm
10.5C16.6 cm16.5 cm−1.0 mm
11C17.0 cm16.5 cm−5.0 mm
11.5C17.4 cm17.0 cm−4.0 mm
12C17.8 cm17.5 cm−3.0 mm
12.5C18.3 cm18.0 cm−3.0 mm
13C18.7 cm18.5 cm−2.0 mm
13.5C19.1 cm18.5 cm−6.0 mm
1Y19.5 cm19.0 cm−5.0 mm
1.5Y20.0 cm19.5 cm−5.0 mm
2Y20.4 cm20.0 cm−4.0 mm
2.5Y20.8 cm20.5 cm−3.0 mm
3Y21.2 cm21.0 cm−2.0 mm
3.5Y21.6 cm21.5 cm−1.0 mm
4Y22.1 cm22.0 cm−1.0 mm
4.5Y22.5 cm22.5 cm0 mm
5Y22.9 cm23.0 cm+1.0 mm
5.5Y23.3 cm23.5 cm+2.0 mm
6Y23.8 cm24.0 cm+2.0 mm

Each brand’s foot length for the size, from its own chart. Over the sizes for feet of 10.0–24.0 cm, adidas’ are about 3 mm longer on average.

adidas and Vans charts side by side

adidas makes men’s sizes up to US 20, Vans up to 16; adidas’ women’s sizes go up to US 15.5, Vans’ to 11.5; adidas prints EU sizes in thirds (42⅔), Vans in halves (42.5); Vans prints one unisex chart for men and women, with the women’s size 1.5 above the men’s, where adidas has separate men’s and women’s charts.

On the chartsadidasVans
Men’s US sizes4–206.5–16
Women’s US sizes5–15.55–11.5
Men’s and women’sseparate chartsone unisex chart
Kids’ sizes1C–7.5Y1C–6Y
EU sizesin thirds (42⅔)in halves (42.5)
Sizes with a foot length86 of 8663 of 63

Shoe charts only (not socks or boots), as each brand prints them; a unisex chart counts as men’s, with the women’s sizes it prints beside them.

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From each brand’s own charts: adidas (men’s and women’s), adidas (kids’), Vans (men’s and women’s), Vans (kids’); checked 2026-10-23. Each foot is sized as our calculator does: the first size whose foot length on the brand’s chart covers it, shown as the brand prints it (its own label where it prints no US size). This compares the brands’ charts by length only, not width or how a particular model fits. Not affiliated with either brand.