How big is a 2.25 carat pear shaped diamond?

By HeyGema™ · Updated November 5, 2026

In short

A 2.25 carat pear shaped diamond measures about 11.1 x 7.2 mm. It faces up 3% smaller than a round diamond of the same weight. On a size 6 finger it covers 44% of the width. For the same weight, a round diamond is 8.5 mm.

11.1 x 7.2 mm2.25 carat pear
0.44 x 0.28 inthe same in inches
-3%face-up size vs a round
44%of a size 6 finger's width

Carat to mm calculator

ShapeGemCaratLength to width

About 11.1 x 7.2 mm

An estimate for a well-cut stone. A deep or shallow cut faces up smaller or bigger.

2.25 ct pear

11.1 x 7.2 mm

2.25 ct round

8.5 mm

Side by side

2.25 ct round inside 2.25 ct pear

A 2.25 carat pear diamond beside a 2.25 carat round, to the same scale.

2.25 carat pear diamond size

A well-cut 2.25 carat pear shaped diamond measures about 11.1 x 7.2 mm (0.44 x 0.28 inches) at a length-to-width ratio of 1.55:1. It faces up 3% smaller than a round diamond of the same weight. It weighs 0.45 grams.

2.25 carat pear size by length-to-width ratio

The same weight can be long and narrow or short and wide. These are 2.25 carat sizes at each ratio. A longer ratio runs the stone along the finger and makes it look slimmer. The face-up area stays almost the same.

1.40:1: Length x width: 10.6 x 7.6 mm; Width on the finger: 46% of a size 6 finger

1.50:1: Length x width: 11.0 x 7.3 mm; Width on the finger: 44% of a size 6 finger

1.55:1: Length x width: 11.1 x 7.2 mm; Width on the finger: 44% of a size 6 finger

1.60:1: Length x width: 11.3 x 7.1 mm; Width on the finger: 43% of a size 6 finger

1.70:1: Length x width: 11.7 x 6.9 mm; Width on the finger: 42% of a size 6 finger

Ratio	Length x width	Width on the finger
1.40:1	10.6 x 7.6 mm	46% of a size 6 finger
1.50:1	11.0 x 7.3 mm	44% of a size 6 finger
1.55:1	11.1 x 7.2 mm	44% of a size 6 finger
1.60:1	11.3 x 7.1 mm	43% of a size 6 finger
1.70:1	11.7 x 6.9 mm	42% of a size 6 finger

2.25 carat pear on a finger

7.2 mm stone on a 16.5 mm finger: it covers 44% of the widthA 2.25 carat pear diamond on a size 6 finger.

4: Finger width: 14.9 mm; Pear covers: 48%

5: Finger width: 15.7 mm; Pear covers: 46%

6: Finger width: 16.5 mm; Pear covers: 44%

7: Finger width: 17.3 mm; Pear covers: 42%

8: Finger width: 18.1 mm; Pear covers: 40%

9: Finger width: 18.9 mm; Pear covers: 38%

US ring size	Finger width	Pear covers
4	14.9 mm	48%
5	15.7 mm	46%
6	16.5 mm	44%
7	17.3 mm	42%
8	18.1 mm	40%
9	18.9 mm	38%

Pear sizes near 2.25 carat

1.75 carat: Length x width: 10.2 x 6.6 mm; Round of the same weight: 7.8 mm

2 carat: Length x width: 10.7 x 6.9 mm; Round of the same weight: 8.1 mm

2.25 (this page): Length x width: 11.1 x 7.2 mm; Round of the same weight: 8.5 mm

2.5 carat: Length x width: 11.5 x 7.5 mm; Round of the same weight: 8.8 mm

3 carat: Length x width: 12.3 x 7.9 mm; Round of the same weight: 9.3 mm

Carat	Length x width	Round of the same weight
1.75 carat	10.2 x 6.6 mm	7.8 mm
2 carat	10.7 x 6.9 mm	8.1 mm
2.25 (this page)	11.1 x 7.2 mm	8.5 mm
2.5 carat	11.5 x 7.5 mm	8.8 mm
3 carat	12.3 x 7.9 mm	9.3 mm

2.25 carat in other shapes

Every row is a well-cut diamond of 2.25 carat. The last column is the face-up size against the pear.

Round: Length x width: 8.5 mm; Against pear: +3%

Oval: Length x width: 10.5 x 7.2 mm; Against pear: +9%

Cushion: Length x width: 7.3 x 7.3 mm; Against pear: -12%

Princess: Length x width: 7.2 x 7.2 mm; Against pear: -5%

Emerald cut: Length x width: 9.2 x 6.6 mm; Against pear: +7%

Asscher: Length x width: 7.2 x 7.2 mm; Against pear: -13%

Radiant: Length x width: 8.5 x 6.6 mm; Against pear: same

Marquise: Length x width: 13.6 x 6.8 mm; Against pear: +19%

Heart: Length x width: 8.5 x 8.5 mm; Against pear: -15%

Trillion: Length x width: 9.2 x 9.2 mm; Against pear: -11%

Baguette: Length x width: 10.5 x 5.2 mm; Against pear: +1%

Shape	Length x width	Against pear
Round	8.5 mm	+3%
Oval	10.5 x 7.2 mm	+9%
Cushion	7.3 x 7.3 mm	-12%
Princess	7.2 x 7.2 mm	-5%
Emerald cut	9.2 x 6.6 mm	+7%
Asscher	7.2 x 7.2 mm	-13%
Radiant	8.5 x 6.6 mm	same
Marquise	13.6 x 6.8 mm	+19%
Heart	8.5 x 8.5 mm	-15%
Trillion	9.2 x 9.2 mm	-11%
Baguette	10.5 x 5.2 mm	+1%

Questions

A 2.25 carat pear shaped diamond is about 11.1 x 7.2 mm at the usual 1.55:1 ratio.

No. Face-up, a 2.25 carat pear is 3% smaller than a 2.25 carat round (8.5 mm).

There is no rule. The stone is 48% of the width of a size 4 finger and 40% of a size 8. Compare it with a ring you have tried on in the finger chart above.

Yes. A lab grown diamond has the same density as a mined one, so it measures the same for the same weight.