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Basic Answer:

Saturn is much larger than Earth, as are all the gas giant planets.

How large depends on whether you are comparing the apparent size or diameter, the mass or the volume.

1. Linear Size: The width or radius of Saturn is 9 times that of Earth.

2 Volume: You could fit 792 Earth's inside of Saturn.

3. Mass: Saturn has 95 times more mass than Earth.

More information below.

Data obtained from NASA. See related links.

Saturn and Earth Sizes:

Mass of Earth is 5.97 x 10^24 kg.

Mass of Saturn is 568 x 10^24 kg.

Diameter of Earth is 12,756 kilometers.

Diameter of Saturn is 120,536 kilometers.

For all Planets:

Diameter Ratio

Diameter ratio of Mercury to Earth (4,879/12756) = .382

Diameter ratio of Venus to Earth (12,104/12,756) = .948

Diameter ratio of Earth to Earth (12,756/12,756) = 1.00

Diameter ratio of Mars to Earth (6,792/12,756) = .532

Diameter ratio of Jupiter to Earth (142,984/12,756)= 11.20

Diameter ratio of Saturn to Earth (120,536/12,756)= 9.44

Diameter ratio of Uranus to Earth (51,118/12,756) = 4.00

Diameter ratio of Neptune to Earth (49,528/12,756) = 3.88

Diameter ratio of Pluto to Earth (2,390/12,756) = .187

Volume Ratio

Volume ratio of Mercury to Earth (4,879/12756)^3 = .055

Volume ratio of Venus to Earth (12,104/12,756)^3 = .851

Volume ratio of Earth to Earth (12,756/12,756)^3 = 1.00

Volume ratio of Mars to Earth (6,792/12,756)^3 = .150

Volume ratio of Jupiter to Earth (142,984/12,756)^3 = 1331

Volume ratio of Saturn to Earth (120,536/12,756)^3 = 729

Volume ratio of Uranus to Earth (51,118/12,756)^3 = 64

Volume ratio of Neptune to Earth (49,528/12,756)^3 = 27

Volume ratio of Pluto to Earth (2,390/12,756)^3 = .006

Mass Ratio

Mass ratio of Mercury to Earth (.330/5.97) = .055

Mass ratio of Venus to Earth (4.87/5.97) = .815

Mass ratio of Earth to Earth (5.97/5.97) = 1.000

Mass ratio of Mars to Earth (.642/5.97) = .107

Mass ratio of Jupiter to Earth (1899/5.97) = 318.090

Mass ratio of Saturn to Earth (568 /5.97) = 95.142

Mass ratio of Uranus to Earth (86.8/5.97) = 14.539

Mass ratio of Neptune to Earth (102 /5.97) = 17.085

Mass ratio of Pluto to Earth (.0125/5.97)= .002

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