Landmarks · #24 biggest of 1,014
How big is the Great Wall of China?
21,196 km
The Great Wall of China measures 21,196 km. That's about 2,395 Mount Everests lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 21,196 km, or about 13,171 miles.
- It's about 12.5 million times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 2,395 Mount Everests could line up across it.
- Walking nonstop, you'd need about 175 days to travel its length.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #24 by size.
Size comparison
How Great Wall of China stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
Jupiter
139,822 km
Saturn
116,464 km
Uranus
50,724 km
Neptune
49,244 km
Great Wall of China
21,196 km
white dwarf star
14,000 km
Earth
12,742 km
Venus
12,104 km
Mars
6,779 km
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about less than 0.001% of its height.
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