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Great Wall of China vs Panama Canal lock

Great Wall of China vs Panama Canal lock
Panama Canal lock is larger on height
Panama Canal lock is 2.6× Great Wall of China on height.

Great Wall of China and a Panama Canal lock 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.
Great Wall of China Panama Canal lock
Height 5–8 m 18.3 m
Length 21,200 km 427 m
Width 4–9 m 55 m

What the numbers say

  • Panama Canal lock is 2.6× Great Wall of China on height.
  • Great Wall of China is 50,000× Panama Canal lock on length.
  • Panama Canal lock is 11× Great Wall of China on width.

Height compared.

Panama Canal lock 18.3 m
Great Wall of China 5–8 m

Great Wall of China

A network of fortifications across northern China; a 2012 archaeological survey put the total length at 21,196 km.

Panama Canal lock

A chamber of the Panama Canal's 2016 expansion, sized to set the Neopanamax limit on world shipping.

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, Great Wall of China or Panama Canal lock?
Panama Canal lock is 2.6× Great Wall of China on height. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Great Wall of Chinas and Panama Canal locks compare on length?
Great Wall of China: 21,200 km. Panama Canal lock: 427 m. Great Wall of China is 50,000× Panama Canal lock on length.
How do Great Wall of Chinas and Panama Canal locks compare on width?
Great Wall of China: 4–9 m. Panama Canal lock: 55 m. Panama Canal lock is 11× Great Wall of China on width.

Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked