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Christ the Redeemer vs The Pentagon

Christ the Redeemer vs the Pentagon
Christ the Redeemer is larger on height
Christ the Redeemer is 1.6× the Pentagon on height.

Christ the Redeemer and the Pentagon 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 The Pentagon
Height 30–38 m 24 m
Width 28 m 281 m

What the numbers say

  • Christ the Redeemer is 1.6× the Pentagon on height.
  • The Pentagon is 10× Christ the Redeemer on width.

Height compared.

Christ the Redeemer 30–38 m
The Pentagon 24 m

Christ the Redeemer

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

The Pentagon

The headquarters of the US Department of Defense, and one of the largest office buildings in the world by floor area.

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 the Pentagon?
Christ the Redeemer is 1.6× the Pentagon on height. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Christ the Redeemers and the Pentagons compare on width?
Christ the Redeemer: 28 m. The Pentagon: 281 m. The Pentagon is 10× Christ the Redeemer on width.

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Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked