# Meters to Yards – Easy Length Conversion

It’s easy converting meters to yards and yards to meters. Both meters and yards are units of length or distance. The meter is the SI unit of length, while yards are an imperial unit used primarily in the United States. In 1959, international agreement standardized the yard, making it exactly 0.9144 meters. The meter, in turn, is the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in 1/299792458th of one second.

### Meters to Yards Conversion Factor

When converting between meters and yards, use either conversion factor:

1 meter = 1.0936 yards

1 yard = 0.9144 meters

The second conversion factor is more precise because it is an exact value (not rounded).

### Which Is Longer?

A meter is slightly longer than a yard. For short distances, it doesn’t make much of a difference. For longer distances, keeping this fact in mind comes in handy.

### Meters to Yards Conversion – How Many Yards Are in 100 Meters?

How do you use the conversion factor? As an example, find how many yards are in 100 meters.

Yards = Meters ÷ 0.9144

Yards = 100 ÷ 0.9144 = 109.3613

Using four significant figures, there are 109.4 yards in 100 meters.

You can use the other conversion factor, if you prefer:

Yards = Meters x 1.0936

Yards = 100 x 1.0936 = 109.36 yards

Let’s try another example. How many meters are in 25 yards?

Yards = 25 ÷ 0.9144 = 27.34

### Yards to Meters Conversion – How Many Meters Are in 100 Yards?

Find how many meters are in 100 yards by applying the conversion factor:

Meters = Yards x 0.9144

Meters = 100 x 0.9144 = 91.44 yards

There are 91.44 yards in 100 meters.

You get the same answer using the other conversion factor:

Meters = Yards ÷ 1.0936

meters = 100 ÷ 1.0936 = 91.44 yards