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Elevation by Country

Bhutan has the highest Elevation (m) (3,280 m), followed by Nepal (3,265 m) and Tajikistan (3,186 m). Maldives has the lowest (1.5 m).

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Elevation (m)

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 167 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
442 m
Middle half 257 m – 771 m
Average
630 m
167 countries
Highest
3,280 m
Bhutan
Lowest
1.5 m
Maldives

Data

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167 countries · # = rank by Elevation (m)
#
1Bhutan3,280 m10,761 ft
2Nepal3,265 m10,712 ft
3Tajikistan3,186 m10,453 ft
4Kyrgyzstan2,989 m9,806 ft
5Lesotho2,161 m7,090 ft
6Andorra1,996 m6,549 ft
7Afghanistan1,884 m6,181 ft
8Chile1,871 m6,138 ft
9China1,840 m6,037 ft
10Armenia1,792 m5,879 ft
10Greenland1,792 m5,879 ft
12Rwanda1,598 m5,243 ft
13Mongolia1,580 m5,184 ft
14Peru1,555 m5,102 ft
15Burundi1,504 m4,934 ft
16Georgia1,432 m4,698 ft
17Switzerland1,350 m4,429 ft
18Ethiopia1,330 m4,364 ft
19Iran1,305 m4,281 ft
20Lebanon1,250 m4,101 ft
21Bolivia1,192 m3,911 ft
22Taiwan1,150 m3,773 ft
23Turkey1,141 m3,743 ft
23Namibia1,141 m3,743 ft
25Zambia1,138 m3,734 ft
26Ecuador1,117 m3,665 ft
27Angola1,112 m3,648 ft
28Mexico1,111 m3,645 ft
29Uganda1,100 m3,609 ft
30Montenegro1,086 m3,563 ft
31South Africa1,034 m3,392 ft
32Tanzania1,018 m3,340 ft
33Botswana1,013 m3,323 ft
34Yemen999 m3,278 ft
35Zimbabwe961 m3,153 ft
36Jordan920 m3,018 ft
37Austria910 m2,986 ft
38Morocco909 m2,982 ft
39Pakistan900 m2,953 ft
40Eritrea853 m2,799 ft
41Algeria800 m2,625 ft
42Malawi779 m2,556 ft
43Kenya762 m2,500 ft
44Guatemala759 m2,490 ft
45Costa Rica746 m2,448 ft
46North Macedonia741 m—
47DR Congo726 m2,382 ft
48Laos710 m2,329 ft
49Albania708 m2,323 ft
50Myanmar702 m2,303 ft
51Honduras684 m2,244 ft
52Cameroon667 m2,188 ft
52Papua New Guinea667 m2,188 ft
54Saudi Arabia665 m2,182 ft
55Spain660 m2,165 ft
56Central African Republic635 m2,083 ft
57India621 m2,037 ft
58Russia600 m1,969 ft
59Argentina595 m1,952 ft
60Colombia593 m1,946 ft
61Equatorial Guinea577 m1,893 ft
62Sudan568 m1,864 ft
63Iceland557 m1,827 ft
64Chad543 m1,781 ft
65Italy538 m1,765 ft
65Malaysia538 m1,765 ft
67Syria514 m1,686 ft
68Israel508 m1,667 ft
69Bosnia and Herzegovina500 m1,640 ft
70Greece498 m1,634 ft
71Slovenia492 m1,614 ft
72Canada487 m1,598 ft
73Brunei478 m1,568 ft
74Niger474 m1,555 ft
75Serbia473 m1,552 ft
76Guinea472 m1,549 ft
77Haiti470 m1,542 ft
77Bulgaria470 m1,542 ft
79Norway460 m1,509 ft
80Slovakia458 m1,503 ft
81Uzbekistan450 m1,476 ft
81Venezuela450 m1,476 ft
83Philippines442 m1,450 ft
83Madagascar442 m1,450 ft
83El Salvador442 m1,450 ft
86Japan438 m1,437 ft
87Czechia430 m1,411 ft
87Republic of the Congo430 m1,411 ft
87Djibouti430 m1,411 ft
90Dominican Republic424 m1,391 ft
91Libya423 m1,388 ft
92Romania414 m1,358 ft
93Somalia410 m1,345 ft
94North Korea400 m1,312 ft
95Vietnam398 m1,306 ft
95Vanuatu398 m1,306 ft
97New Zealand388 m1,273 ft
98Kazakhstan387 m1,270 ft
99Azerbaijan384 m1,260 ft
100Nigeria380 m1,247 ft
101Gabon377 m1,237 ft
102France375 m1,230 ft
103Portugal372 m1,220 ft
104Indonesia367 m1,204 ft
105Panama360 m1,181 ft
106Mozambique345 m1,132 ft
107Mali343 m343 ft
108Jamaica340 m1,115 ft
109Croatia331 m1,086 ft
110Australia330 m1,083 ft
111Luxembourg325 m1,066 ft
112Egypt321 m1,053 ft
113Brazil320 m1,050 ft
113Sweden320 m1,050 ft
115Iraq312 m1,024 ft
116Oman310 m1,017 ft
117Eswatini305 m1,001 ft
118Nicaragua298 m978 ft
119Burkina Faso297 m974 ft
120Thailand287 m942 ft
121South Korea282 m925 ft
122Sierra Leone279 m915 ft
123Mauritania276 m906 ft
124Benin273 m896 ft
125Germany263 m863 ft
126Ivory Coast250 m820 ft
127Tunisia246 m807 ft
127Suriname246 m807 ft
129Liberia243 m797 ft
130Togo236 m774 ft
131Turkmenistan230 m755 ft
132Sri Lanka228 m748 ft
133Guyana207 m679 ft
134Ghana190 m623 ft
135Belgium181 m594 ft
136Paraguay178 m584 ft
137Ukraine175 m574 ft
138Poland173 m568 ft
138Belize173 m568 ft
140Belarus170 m558 ft
141Finland164 m538 ft
142United Arab Emirates149 m489 ft
143Hungary143 m469 ft
144Moldova139 m456 ft
145Cambodia126 m413 ft
146Ireland118 m387 ft
147Lithuania110 m361 ft
148Uruguay109 m358 ft
149Cuba108 m354 ft
149Kuwait108 m354 ft
151Cyprus91 m299 ft
152Latvia87 m285 ft
153Bangladesh85 m279 ft
154Trinidad and Tobago83 m272 ft
155United Kingdom75 m531 ft
156Guinea-Bissau70 m230 ft
157Senegal69 m226 ft
158Estonia61 m200 ft
159Denmark34 m112 ft
159Gambia34 m112 ft
161Netherlands30 m98 ft
162Qatar28 m92 ft
163Singapore15 m49 ft
164Kiribati2 m7 ft
164Marshall Islands2 m7 ft
164Tuvalu2 m6 ft
167Maldives1.5 m5 ft

What correlates with Elevation (m)?

Pearson r against 1,447 other country metrics sharing at least 101 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Elevation (m) tend to score higher on these

  1. Mean ElevationFlattest Countries
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 158
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  2. Elevation (ft)Highest Towns by Country
    r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 161
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  3. Elevation (m)Highest Towns by Country
    r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 161
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  4. Maximum Elevation (m)Flattest Countries
    r = +0.69 · strong · n = 167
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  5. Maximum Elevation (ft)Flattest Countries
    r = +0.69 · strong · n = 167
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  6. Maximum ElevationLowest Point by Country
    r = +0.69 · strong · n = 167
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Elevation (m) tend to score lower on these

  1. Environmental HealthGreenest (Most Eco-Friendly) Countries
    r = −0.38 · moderate · n = 158
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  2. Average Temperature (°F)Hottest Countries in the World
    r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 167
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  3. Average Temperature (°C)Hottest Countries in the World
    r = −0.35 · moderate · n = 166
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  4. Predicted Temperature CMIP6 (°F)Hottest Countries in the World
    r = −0.34 · moderate · n = 165
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  5. Predicted Temperature CMIP6 (°C)Hottest Countries in the World
    r = −0.34 · moderate · n = 165
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  6. All Fish and Seafood per CapitaFish Consumption by Country
    r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 149
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Elevation (m)?
Bhutan has the highest Elevation (m), at 3,280 m, followed by Nepal (3,265 m) and Tajikistan (3,186 m).
Which country has the lowest Elevation (m)?
Maldives has the lowest Elevation (m), at 1.5 m.
What is the median Elevation (m) across countries?
The median is 442 m across the 167 countries with data.
Where does this elevation by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Atlas Big.

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