how many centimeter equal a meter
2 Answers | Add Yours. There are 100 centimeter in 1 meter. In the metric measurement system the basic unit of measurement used for length is meter. Larger units of lengths are arrived at by multiplying meter by 10, 100, 1000 and so on. Units of length smaller than a meter are arrived at by dividing meter by 10, 100. 1000 and so on.