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Burj Khalifa vs Willis Tower

Burj Khalifa vs Willis Tower
Burj Khalifa is larger on height
Burj Khalifa is 1.9× Willis Tower on height.

Burj Khalifa and Willis Tower can be compared on 2 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

Side by side

Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.
Burj Khalifa Willis Tower
Height 585.4–829.8 m 442.1–527 m
Area 309,500 m² 416,000 m²

What the numbers say

  • Burj Khalifa is 1.9× Willis Tower on height.
  • Willis Tower is somewhat greater than Burj Khalifa on area — about 1.3×.

Height compared.

Burj Khalifa 585.4–829.8 m
Willis Tower 442.1–527 m

Burj Khalifa

The tallest building and tallest free-standing structure in the world, completed in Dubai in 2010.

Willis Tower

A Chicago skyscraper that was the world's tallest building from 1973 to 1998.

This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

Common questions

Which is bigger, Burj Khalifa or Willis Tower?
Burj Khalifa is 1.9× Willis Tower on height. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Burj Khalifas and Willis Towers compare on area?
Burj Khalifa: 309,500 m². Willis Tower: 416,000 m². Willis Tower is somewhat greater than Burj Khalifa on area — about 1.3×.

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Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked