What's Bigger 2/9 or 5/16?

Is two ninths greater than five sixteenths? Use this calculator to quickly compare the size of two fractions.

Fraction 1

/

Fraction 2

/

²⁄₉

is smaller than

⁵⁄₁₆

Fraction	Decimal Value
²⁄₉	≈ 0.222
⁵⁄₁₆	≈ 0.313

How much less?

²⁄₉

is about 28.9% smaller than

⁵⁄₁₆