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Empire State Building vs One World Trade Center

Empire State Building vs One World Trade Center
One World Trade Center is larger on height
One World Trade Center is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on height — about 1.2×.

Empire State Building and One World Trade Center can be compared on 3 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 One World Trade Center
Height 381–443.2 m 417–541.3 m
Typical cost 40,950,000 $ 3,900,000,000 $
Area 257,200 m² 325,300 m²

What the numbers say

  • One World Trade Center is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on height — about 1.2×.
  • One World Trade Center is 95× Empire State Building on typical cost.
  • One World Trade Center is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on area — about 1.3×.

Height compared.

One World Trade Center 417–541.3 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.

One World Trade Center

The tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, completed in 2014 on the site of the original World Trade Center.

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 One World Trade Center?
One World Trade Center is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on height — about 1.2×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Empire State Buildings and One World Trade Centers compare on typical cost?
Empire State Building: 40,950,000 $. One World Trade Center: 3,900,000,000 $. One World Trade Center is 95× Empire State Building on typical cost.
How do Empire State Buildings and One World Trade Centers compare on area?
Empire State Building: 257,200 m². One World Trade Center: 325,300 m². One World Trade Center is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on area — about 1.3×.

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Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked