Which is bigger, Empire State Building or Willis Tower?

Empire State Building and Willis Tower are near enough identical on height. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

How do Empire State Buildings and Willis Towers compare on area?

Empire State Building: 257,200 m². Willis Tower: 416,000 m². Willis Tower is 1.6× Empire State Building on area.

Empire State Building vs Willis Tower

Near enough equal on height

Empire State Building and Willis Tower are near enough identical on height.

Empire State Building and Willis Tower 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	Willis Tower
Height	381–443.2 m	442.1–527 m
Area	257,200 m²	416,000 m²

What the numbers say

Empire State Building and Willis Tower are near enough identical on height.
Willis Tower is 1.6× Empire State Building on area.

Height compared.

Empire State Building 381–443.2 m

Willis Tower 442.1–527 m