Storage Comparison · en.Wikipedia

Printed vs Digital

Same 22 billion words. Slightly different form factors.

Printed
Wikipedia
220m
2.2M sheets
4,400 reams
~22,000 lbs
1,760 toner cartridges
USB Flash
Drive
~60mm tall
~10 grams
256 GB
fits in pocket
Paper stack height in context
330m
Eiffel
Tower
220m
Your
Paper Stack
93m
Statue of
Liberty
Verdict: The numbers are not close. The flash drive holds identical content in a 60mm sliver of metal and plastic weighing 10 grams. The printed version stands taller than a 60-story building and weighs roughly as much as two adult elephants.

The paper stack is also taller than the Statue of Liberty, but shorter than the Eiffel Tower — for whatever that's worth to you.

Kiwix it is.
Size ratio: 3,667 : 1 · paper loses