One World Trade Center vs Taipei 101
One World Trade Center (541 m) is 1.07× the size of Taipei 101 (508 m).
Taipei 101 is 94% of the height of One World Trade Center. The gap between them is 33.3 m (109 ft).
The comparison in numbers
| Thing | Size | In feet | Measured as |
|---|---|---|---|
| One World Trade Center | 541 m | 1,776 ft | height |
| Taipei 101 | 508 m | 1,667 ft | height |
What the scale shows
One World Trade Center (541 m) is 1.07× the size of Taipei 101 (508 m). The gap between them is 33.3 m (109 ft). Both are buildings & towers, so the figures describe the same kind of thing.
Draw both on one baseline and the smaller one fills 94% of the frame while the larger one runs to the top. The two are close enough that the difference is easy to see side by side.
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What each figure means
The figure for One World Trade Center is its height (height to the tip of the spire (1,776 ft)). The figure for Taipei 101 is its height (architectural height).
Crossing them
Walking pace is 1.4 m/s, so crossing One World Trade Center's 541 m takes 6.4 minutes and Taipei 101's 508 m takes 6 minutes.
In people: One World Trade Center is 318 adults of 1.7 m tall, Taipei 101 is 298.8. By size One World Trade Center is 8th of the 23 buildings & towers on this site and Taipei 101 is 9th, so 1 place separates them in the ranking.
How to read these two figures
Before trusting any comparison, check what each number measures. The One World Trade Center is given as a height, height to the tip of the spire (1,776 ft). The Taipei 101 is given as a height, architectural height. Both are height figures, so putting them on one baseline is a like-for-like comparison, although the exact individual or convention still matters.
Building heights depend on the rule used: architectural height counts spires but not antennas, tip height counts everything. The basis is named with each figure.
Where the pair sits among all the sizes here
Across all 86 things on this site, the One World Trade Center is number 34 from the top and the Taipei 101 is number 35. No other item falls between them, so in this collection they are direct neighbours.
Because the collection spans 13 mm up to 1,392,700 km, a ratio of 107,130,769,231× from smallest to largest, the position of a pair says a lot: the pair sits in the middle of the range rather than at an extreme.
What the length ratio hides
A length ratio of 1.07× is easy to picture, but area and volume grow faster than length. If two objects had exactly the same shape, the One World Trade Center would have about 1.14× the surface or footprint of the Taipei 101, and about 1.21× the volume. These two are not the same shape, so treat the figures as an upper bound for an imaginary scaled copy, not as a measurement of either one.
The drawing above shows length only. The Taipei 101 is drawn 94% as tall as the One World Trade Center, but the equivalent share of footprint would be only 88.1%, which is why the smaller one looks even slighter than the numbers alone suggest.
Time to cross each one
A sprinter holding about 10 m/s covers the One World Trade Center in 54 seconds and the Taipei 101 in 51 seconds. Sound, at about 343 m/s in air, takes 1.6 seconds for the larger and 1.5 seconds for the smaller. A jet cruising at 900 km/h needs 2.2 seconds and 2 seconds.
These times assume a straight line and constant speed, which no real crossing has, but they turn a number in metres into something the body understands. At any fixed speed the travel times keep the same 1.07× ratio as the sizes.
The same figures in other units
The One World Trade Center measures 541 m, which is 1,776 ft or 592 yards. The Taipei 101 measures 508 m, which is 1,667 ft.
The difference between them is 33.3 m (109 ft). In metres the smaller one is 508 against 541.3, so the 1.07× ratio holds in every unit; only the numbers on the ruler change.
Questions people ask about this pair
Which is bigger, the One World Trade Center or the Taipei 101?
The One World Trade Center is bigger. At 541 m it is 1.07× the size of the Taipei 101, which is 508 m.
How many times does the Taipei 101 fit along the One World Trade Center?
Less than twice: the Taipei 101 is 94% of the size of the One World Trade Center, so one fits with 33.3 m to spare.
Are the two figures measured the same way?
Yes in kind: both are height figures. The One World Trade Center is height to the tip of the spire (1,776 ft); the Taipei 101 is architectural height.
How does the gap look in people?
Taking an adult of 1.7 m, the One World Trade Center is about 318 people tall and the Taipei 101 is about 298.8. The gap of 33.3 m is 20 people.
Where do the numbers come from?
Each item has its own page that names the measurement and links to the Wikipedia article it was taken from. Some figures are rounded, and animals vary from one individual to the next, so treat them as representative values rather than records for every case.
How the sizes are taken. Each figure says what it measures — height, length, diameter or elevation — and for which individual or convention. Everything is drawn standing upright on one baseline so a single scale holds, including things that are long rather than tall. Values come from the linked Wikipedia article for each item.