| The Universe, Wt. % | Bulk Earth, Wt. % | Human body, Wt. % |
| H, 73% | Fe, 32.1 | O, 65.0 |
| He, 25% | O, 30.1 | C, 18.5 |
| O, 0.80% | Si, 15.1 | H, 9.5 |
| C, 0.36% | Mg, 13.9 | N, 3.2 |
| Fe, 0.16% | S, 2.9 | Ca, 1.5 |
| Ne, 0.12% | Ni, 1.8 | P, 1.0 |
| N, 0.09% | Ca, 1.5 | K, 0.4 |
| Si, 0.07% | Al, 1.4 | S, 0.3 |
| Mg, 0.05% |
| Na, 0.2 |
| S, 0.04% | H, 0.01 | Cl, 0.2 |
| o.c., 0.04 | o.c., 1.2 | o.c., 1.0 |