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Christ the Redeemer vs Niagara Falls

Christ the Redeemer vs Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is larger on height
Niagara Falls is somewhat greater than Christ the Redeemer on height — about 1.3×.

Christ the Redeemer and Niagara Falls 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.
Christ the Redeemer Niagara Falls
Height 30–38 m 51–57 m
Width 28 m 820 m

What the numbers say

  • Niagara Falls is somewhat greater than Christ the Redeemer on height — about 1.3×.
  • Niagara Falls is 29× Christ the Redeemer on width.

Height compared.

Niagara Falls 51–57 m
Christ the Redeemer 30–38 m

Christ the Redeemer

An Art Deco statue of Jesus on Corcovado mountain above Rio de Janeiro, completed in 1931.

Niagara Falls

Three waterfalls on the Niagara River between Ontario and New York, carrying the highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America.

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, Christ the Redeemer or Niagara Falls?
Niagara Falls is somewhat greater than Christ the Redeemer on height — about 1.3×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Christ the Redeemers and Niagara Fallss compare on width?
Christ the Redeemer: 28 m. Niagara Falls: 820 m. Niagara Falls is 29× Christ the Redeemer on width.

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Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)
  2. United States Geological Survey — USGS (Public domain (US Government))

How these figures are compiled and checked