  We prove the sharp inequality \[ J(\Omega) :=
\frac{\lambda_1(\Omega)}{h_1(\Omega)^2} < \frac{\pi^2}{4},\] where $\Omega$ is
any planar, convex set, $\lambda_1(\Omega)$ is the first eigenvalue of the
Laplacian under Dirichlet boundary conditions, and $h_1(\Omega)$ is the Cheeger
constant of $\Omega$. The value on the right-hand side is optimal, and any
sequence of convex sets with fixed volume and diameter tending to infinity is a
maximizing sequence. Morever, we discuss the minimization of $J$ in the same
class of subsets: we provide a lower bound which improves the generic bound
given by Cheeger's inequality, we show the existence of a minimizer, and we
give some optimality conditions.
