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Empire State Building vs Hoover Dam

Empire State Building vs Hoover Dam
Empire State Building is larger on height
Empire State Building is 2× Hoover Dam on height.

Empire State Building and Hoover Dam 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 Hoover Dam
Height 381–443.2 m 221.4 m
Typical cost 40,950,000 $ 49,000,000 $

What the numbers say

  • Empire State Building is 2× Hoover Dam on height.
  • Hoover Dam is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on typical cost — about 1.2×.

Height compared.

Empire State Building 381–443.2 m
Hoover Dam 221.4 m

Empire State Building

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

Hoover Dam

A concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River, completed in 1936 and impounding Lake Mead.

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 Hoover Dam?
Empire State Building is 2× Hoover Dam on height. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Empire State Buildings and Hoover Dams compare on typical cost?
Empire State Building: 40,950,000 $. Hoover Dam: 49,000,000 $. Hoover Dam is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on typical cost — about 1.2×.

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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