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Empire State Building vs Grand Canyon

Empire State Building vs Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon is larger on height
Grand Canyon is 4.2× Empire State Building on height.

Empire State Building and Grand Canyon 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.
Empire State Building Grand Canyon
Height 381–443.2 m 1,857 m
Area 257,200 m² 4,926 km²

What the numbers say

  • Grand Canyon is 4.2× Empire State Building on height.
  • Grand Canyon is 19,000× Empire State Building on area.

Height compared.

Grand Canyon 1,857 m
Empire State Building 381–443.2 m

Empire State Building

A 102-storey Art Deco skyscraper in Manhattan, the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1970.

Grand Canyon

A canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, exposing nearly two billion years of rock.

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, Empire State Building or Grand Canyon?
Grand Canyon is 4.2× Empire State Building on height. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Empire State Buildings and Grand Canyons compare on area?
Empire State Building: 257,200 m². Grand Canyon: 4,926 km². Grand Canyon is 19,000× Empire State Building on area.

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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