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Flattest Countries

China has the highest Elevation Span (m) (9,002 m), followed by Nepal (8,789 m) and Pakistan (8,611 m). Tokelau has the lowest (5 m).

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Elevation Span (m)

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 233 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
2,082 m
Middle half 828 m – 3,093 m
Average
2,366 m
233 countries
Highest
9,002 m
China
Lowest
5 m
Tokelau

Data

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233 countries · # = rank by Elevation Span (m)
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1China9,002 m29,534 ft1,840 m8,848 m29,029 ft-154 m-505 ft
2Nepal8,789 m28,835 ft2,565 m8,848 m29,029 ft59 m194 ft
3Pakistan8,611 m28,251 ft900 m8,611 m28,251 ft——
4India8,588 m28,177 ft160 m8,586 m28,169 ft-2 m-7 ft
5Bhutan7,473 m24,518 ft2,220 m7,570 m24,836 ft97 m318 ft
6Afghanistan7,234 m23,734 ft1,884 m7,492 m24,580 ft258 m846 ft
7Tajikistan7,195 m23,606 ft3,186 m7,495 m24,590 ft300 m984 ft
8Kazakhstan7,142 m23,432 ft387 m7,010 m22,999 ft-132 m-433 ft
9Argentina7,065 m23,179 ft595 m6,960 m22,835 ft-105 m-344 ft
10Kyrgyzstan7,004 m22,979 ft2,988 m7,439 m24,406 ft435 m1,427 ft
11Chile6,893 m22,615 ft1,871 m6,893 m22,615 ft——
12Peru6,802 m22,316 ft1,555 m6,768 m22,205 ft-34 m-112 ft
13Bolivia6,452 m21,168 ft1,192 m6,542 m21,463 ft90 m295 ft
14United States6,276 m20,591 ft760 m6,191 m20,310 ft-86 m-281 ft
15Ecuador6,267 m20,561 ft1,117 m6,267 m20,561 ft——
16Canada5,959 m19,551 ft487 m5,959 m19,551 ft——
17Tanzania5,892 m19,331 ft1,018 m5,892 m19,331 ft——
18Myanmar5,881 m19,295 ft702 m5,881 m19,295 ft——
19Colombia5,700 m18,701 ft593 m5,700 m18,701 ft——
20Russia5,670 m18,602 ft600 m5,642 m18,510 ft-28 m-92 ft
21Mexico5,646 m18,524 ft1,111 m5,636 m18,491 ft-10 m-33 ft
22Iran5,638 m18,497 ft1,305 m5,610 m18,406 ft-28 m-92 ft
23Georgia5,201 m17,064 ft1,432 m5,201 m17,064 ft——
24Kenya5,199 m17,057 ft762 m5,199 m17,057 ft——
25Turkey5,137 m16,854 ft1,132 m5,137 m16,854 ft——
26DR Congo5,109 m16,762 ft726 m5,109 m16,762 ft——
27Venezuela4,990 m16,371 ft450 m4,978 m16,332 ft-12 m-39 ft
28Indonesia4,884 m16,024 ft367 m4,884 m16,024 ft——
29France4,820 m15,814 ft375 m4,810 m15,781 ft-10 m-33 ft
30Italy4,813 m15,791 ft538 m4,810 m15,781 ft-3 m-10 ft
31Ethiopia4,675 m15,338 ft1,330 m4,550 m14,928 ft-125 m-410 ft
32Uzbekistan4,655 m15,272 ft—4,643 m15,233 ft-12 m-39 ft
33Azerbaijan4,513 m14,806 ft384 m4,485 m14,715 ft-28 m-92 ft
34Papua New Guinea4,509 m14,793 ft667 m4,509 m14,793 ft——
35Uganda4,488 m14,724 ft—5,109 m16,762 ft621 m2,037 ft
36Switzerland4,441 m14,570 ft1,350 m4,634 m15,203 ft193 m633 ft
37Morocco4,222 m13,852 ft909 m4,167 m13,671 ft-55 m-180 ft
38Guatemala4,220 m13,845 ft759 m4,220 m13,845 ft——
39Malaysia4,095 m13,436 ft419 m4,095 m13,436 ft——
40Cameroon4,040 m13,255 ft667 m4,040 m13,255 ft——
41Taiwan3,952 m12,966 ft1,150 m3,952 m12,966 ft——
42Mongolia3,856 m12,651 ft1,528 m4,374 m14,350 ft518 m1,699 ft
43Costa Rica3,820 m12,533 ft746 m3,820 m12,533 ft——
44Japan3,780 m12,402 ft438 m3,776 m12,388 ft-4 m-13 ft
45New Zealand3,726 m12,224 ft388 m3,724 m12,218 ft-2 m-7 ft
46Spain3,715 m12,188 ft660 m3,715 m12,188 ft——
47Greenland3,700 m12,139 ft1,792 m3,700 m12,139 ft——
48Armenia3,690 m12,106 ft1,792 m4,090 m13,419 ft400 m1,312 ft
49Austria3,683 m12,083 ft910 m3,798 m12,461 ft115 m377 ft
50Yemen3,666 m12,028 ft—3,666 m12,028 ft——
51Iraq3,611 m11,847 ft312 m3,611 m11,847 ft——
52Rwanda3,557 m11,670 ft1,598 m4,507 m14,787 ft950 m3,117 ft
53Panama3,475 m11,401 ft360 m3,475 m11,401 ft——
54South Africa3,450 m11,319 ft1,034 m3,450 m11,319 ft——
55Chad3,285 m10,778 ft543 m3,445 m11,302 ft160 m525 ft
56Turkmenistan3,220 m10,564 ft230 m3,139 m10,299 ft-81 m-266 ft
57Vietnam3,143 m10,312 ft398 m3,143 m10,312 ft——
57Dominican Republic3,143 m10,312 ft424 m3,098 m10,164 ft-45 m-148 ft
59Eritrea3,093 m10,148 ft853 m3,018 m9,902 ft-75 m-246 ft
60Lebanon3,088 m10,131 ft1,250 m3,088 m10,131 ft——
61Reunion3,069 m10,069 ft—3,069 m10,069 ft——
62Algeria3,043 m9,984 ft—3,003 m9,852 ft-40 m-131 ft
63Sudan3,042 m9,980 ft568 m3,042 m9,980 ft——
64Oman3,009 m9,872 ft310 m3,009 m9,872 ft——
65Equatorial Guinea3,008 m9,869 ft577 m3,008 m9,869 ft——
66Saudi Arabia3,000 m9,843 ft665 m3,133 m10,279 ft——
67Brazil2,995 m9,826 ft320 m2,995 m9,826 ft——
68Germany2,966 m9,729 ft263 m2,962 m9,718 ft-4 m-12 ft
69Malawi2,965 m9,728 ft779 m3,002 m9,849 ft37 m121 ft
70Timor-Leste2,963 m9,721 ft—2,963 m9,721 ft——
71Philippines2,954 m9,692 ft442 m2,954 m9,692 ft——
72Bulgaria2,925 m9,596 ft472 m2,925 m9,596 ft——
73Greece2,917 m9,570 ft498 m2,917 m9,570 ft-6 m-20 ft
74Madagascar2,876 m9,436 ft615 m2,876 m9,436 ft——
75Honduras2,870 m9,416 ft684 m2,870 m9,416 ft——
76Slovenia2,864 m9,396 ft492 m2,864 m9,396 ft——
77South Sudan2,837 m9,308 ft—3,187 m10,456 ft350 m1,148 ft
78Cape Verde2,829 m9,281 ft—2,829 m9,281 ft——
79Syria2,814 m9,232 ft514 m2,814 m9,232 ft-214 m-702 ft
80Guyana2,772 m9,094 ft207 m2,772 m9,094 ft——
81Albania2,764 m9,068 ft800 m2,764 m9,068 ft——
82Egypt2,762 m9,062 ft321 m2,629 m8,625 ft-133 m-436 ft
83Laos2,747 m9,012 ft710 m2,817 m9,242 ft70 m230 ft
84North Korea2,744 m9,003 ft600 m2,744 m9,003 ft——
85El Salvador2,730 m8,957 ft442 m2,730 m8,957 ft——
86North Macedonia2,714 m8,904 ft741 m2,764 m9,068 ft50 m164 ft
87Haiti2,680 m8,793 ft470 m2,680 m8,793 ft——
88Angola2,620 m8,596 ft1,112 m2,620 m8,596 ft——
89Namibia2,573 m8,442 ft1,141 m2,573 m8,442 ft——
90Thailand2,565 m8,415 ft287 m2,565 m8,415 ft——
91Slovakia2,561 m8,402 ft458 m2,655 m8,711 ft94 m308 ft
92Romania2,544 m8,346 ft414 m2,544 m8,346 ft——
93Montenegro2,534 m8,314 ft1,086 m2,534 m8,314 ft——
94Sri Lanka2,524 m8,281 ft228 m2,524 m8,281 ft——
95Poland2,502 m8,209 ft173 m2,500 m8,202 ft-2 m-7 ft
96Norway2,469 m8,100 ft460 m2,469 m8,100 ft——
97Somalia2,450 m8,038 ft410 m2,450 m8,038 ft——
98Mozambique2,436 m7,992 ft345 m2,436 m7,992 ft——
99Zimbabwe2,430 m7,972 ft—2,592 m8,504 ft162 m531 ft
100Nigeria2,419 m7,937 ft380 m2,419 m7,936 ft—-1 ft
101Bosnia and Herzegovina2,386 m7,828 ft500 m2,386 m7,828 ft——
102Comoros2,360 m7,743 ft—2,360 m7,743 ft——
103Portugal2,351 m7,713 ft372 m2,351 m7,713 ft——
104Solomon Islands2,335 m7,661 ft—2,335 m7,661 ft——
105Libya2,314 m7,592 ft423 m2,267 m7,438 ft-47 m-154 ft
106Jordan2,276 m7,467 ft812 m1,854 m6,083 ft-428 m-1,404 ft
107Jamaica2,256 m7,402 ft18 m2,256 m7,402 ft——
108Australia2,243 m7,359 ft330 m2,228 m7,310 ft-15 m-49 ft
109French Polynesia2,241 m7,352 ft—2,241 m7,352 ft——
110Djibouti2,183 m7,162 ft430 m2,028 m6,654 ft-155 m-509 ft
111Liechtenstein2,169 m7,116 ft—2,599 m8,527 ft430 m1,411 ft
112Serbia2,141 m7,024 ft442 m2,169 m7,116 ft28 m92 ft
113Iceland2,110 m6,921 ft557 m2,110 m6,921 ft——
114Nicaragua2,107 m6,913 ft298 m2,107 m6,913 ft——
115Andorra2,102 m6,896 ft1,996 m2,942 m9,652 ft840 m2,756 ft
116Sweden2,099 m6,888 ft320 m2,097 m6,880 ft-2 m-8 ft
117Lesotho2,082 m6,831 ft2,161 m3,482 m11,424 ft1,400 m4,593 ft
118Ukraine2,066 m6,778 ft175 m2,061 m6,762 ft-5 m-16 ft
119Zambia2,000 m6,562 ft—2,329 m7,641 ft329 m1,079 ft
120Cuba1,974 m6,476 ft108 m1,974 m6,476 ft——
121Cyprus1,951 m6,401 ft91 m1,951 m6,401 ft——
122South Korea1,950 m6,398 ft282 m1,950 m6,398 ft——
123Sierra Leone1,948 m6,391 ft279 m1,948 m6,391 ft——
124Burundi1,912 m6,273 ft1,504 m2,684 m8,806 ft772 m2,533 ft
125United Arab Emirates1,910 m6,266 ft149 m1,910 m6,266 ft——
126Vanuatu1,877 m6,158 ft—1,877 m6,158 ft——
127Samoa1,857 m6,093 ft—1,857 m6,093 ft——
128Brunei1,850 m6,070 ft478 m1,850 m6,070 ft——
129Eswatini1,841 m6,040 ft305 m1,862 m6,109 ft21 m69 ft
130Croatia1,831 m6,007 ft331 m1,831 m6,007 ft——
131Niger1,822 m5,978 ft474 m2,022 m6,634 ft200 m656 ft
132Cambodia1,810 m5,938 ft126 m1,810 m5,938 ft——
133Ivory Coast1,752 m5,748 ft250 m1,752 m5,748 ft——
133Guinea1,752 m5,748 ft472 m1,752 m5,748 ft——
135Israel1,636 m5,367 ft508 m1,208 m3,963 ft-428 m-1,404 ft
136New Caledonia1,628 m5,341 ft—1,628 m5,341 ft——
137Tunisia1,561 m5,121 ft246 m1,544 m5,066 ft-17 m-56 ft
138Czechia1,487 m4,879 ft433 m1,603 m5,259 ft115 m377 ft
139Guadeloupe1,484 m4,869 ft—1,484 m4,869 ft——
140Dominica1,447 m4,747 ft—1,447 m4,747 ft——
141Palestine1,444 m4,738 ft—1,030 m3,379 ft-428 m-1,404 ft
142Liberia1,440 m4,724 ft243 m1,440 m4,724 ft——
143Martinique1,397 m4,583 ft—1,397 m4,583 ft——
144United Kingdom1,349 m4,426 ft162 m1,345 m4,413 ft-4 m-13 ft
145Puerto Rico1,338 m4,390 ft261 m1,338 m4,390 ft——
146Finland1,324 m4,344 ft164 m1,324 m4,344 ft——
146Fiji1,324 m4,344 ft—1,324 m4,344 ft——
148Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,234 m4,049 ft—1,234 m4,049 ft——
149Suriname1,230 m4,035 ft246 m1,230 m4,035 ft——
150Saint Kitts and Nevis1,156 m3,793 ft—1,156 m3,793 ft——
151Mali1,132 m3,714 ft343 m1,155 m3,789 ft23 m75 ft
152Belize1,124 m3,688 ft173 m1,124 m3,688 ft——
153Central African Republic1,085 m3,560 ft635 m1,420 m4,659 ft335 m1,099 ft
154Gabon1,070 m3,510 ft377 m1,070 m3,510 ft——
155Bangladesh1,063 m3,488 ft85 m1,063 m3,488 ft——
156Ireland1,038 m3,406 ft118 m1,038 m3,406 ft-3 m-10 ft
157Tonga1,033 m3,389 ft—1,033 m3,389 ft——
158Republic of the Congo1,020 m3,346 ft430 m1,020 m3,346 ft——
159Togo986 m3,235 ft236 m986 m3,235 ft——
160Botswana978 m3,209 ft1,013 m1,491 m4,892 ft513 m1,683 ft
161American Samoa966 m3,169 ft—966 m3,169 ft——
162Northern Mariana Islands965 m3,166 ft—965 m3,166 ft——
163Hong Kong958 m3,143 ft—958 m3,143 ft——
164Saint Lucia950 m3,117 ft—950 m3,117 ft——
165Trinidad and Tobago940 m3,084 ft83 m940 m3,084 ft——
166Hungary938 m3,077 ft143 m1,014 m3,327 ft76 m249 ft
167Mauritania920 m3,018 ft276 m915 m3,002 ft-5 m-16 ft
168Montserrat915 m3,002 ft—915 m3,002 ft——
169Seychelles905 m2,969 ft—905 m2,969 ft——
170Netherlands894 m2,932 ft30 m887 m2,910 ft-7 m-22 ft
171Ghana880 m2,887 ft190 m880 m2,887 ft——
171Faroe Islands880 m2,887 ft—880 m2,887 ft——
173French Guiana851 m2,792 ft—851 m2,792 ft——
174Grenada840 m2,756 ft—840 m2,756 ft——
175Mauritius828 m2,717 ft—828 m2,717 ft——
176Paraguay796 m2,612 ft178 m842 m2,762 ft46 m151 ft
177Micronesia782 m2,566 ft—782 m2,566 ft——
178Falkland Islands705 m2,313 ft—705 m2,313 ft——
179Belgium698 m2,290 ft181 m694 m2,277 ft-4 m-13 ft
180San Marino684 m2,244 ft—739 m2,425 ft55 m180 ft
181Western Sahara660 m2,165 ft—605 m1,985 ft-55 m-180 ft
181Mayotte660 m2,165 ft—660 m2,165 ft——
183Benin658 m2,159 ft273 m658 m2,159 ft——
184Cook Islands652 m2,139 ft—652 m2,139 ft——
185Senegal648 m2,126 ft69 m648 m2,126 ft——
186Isle of Man621 m2,037 ft—621 m2,037 ft——
187Burkina Faso549 m1,801 ft297 m749 m2,457 ft200 m656 ft
188Wallis and Futuna524 m1,719 ft—524 m1,719 ft——
189British Virgin Islands521 m1,709 ft—521 m1,709 ft——
190Uruguay514 m1,685 ft109 m514 m1,685 ft——
191United States Virgin Islands474 m1,555 ft—474 m1,555 ft——
192Moldova428 m1,404 ft139 m430 m1,411 ft2 m7 ft
193Luxembourg427 m1,401 ft325 m560 m1,837 ft133 m436 ft
194Gibraltar426 m1,398 ft—426 m1,398 ft——
195Saint Martin424 m1,391 ft—424 m1,391 ft——
196Guam406 m1,332 ft—406 m1,332 ft——
197Antigua and Barbuda402 m1,319 ft—402 m1,319 ft——
198Sint Maarten383 m1,257 ft—383 m1,257 ft——
199Curacao375 m1,230 ft—375 m1,230 ft——
200Barbados336 m1,102 ft—336 m1,102 ft——
201Estonia318 m1,043 ft61 m318 m1,043 ft——
202Latvia312 m1,024 ft87 m312 m1,024 ft——
203Kuwait306 m1,004 ft108 m306 m1,004 ft——
204Lithuania295 m968 ft110 m294 m964 ft-5 m-16 ft
205Saint Barthelemy286 m938 ft—286 m938 ft——
206Guinea-Bissau262 m860 ft70 m262 m860 ft——
207Belarus256 m840 ft160 m346 m1,135 ft90 m295 ft
208Malta253 m830 ft—253 m830 ft——
209Palau242 m794 ft—242 m794 ft——
210Saint Pierre and Miquelon240 m787 ft—240 m787 ft——
211Aruba188 m617 ft—188 m617 ft——
212Denmark178 m584 ft34 m171 m561 ft-7 m-23 ft
213Macau172 m564 ft—172 m564 ft——
214Singapore164 m537 ft—164 m537 ft——
215Monaco161 m528 ft—161 m528 ft——
216Jersey136 m446 ft—136 m446 ft——
217Bahrain122 m400 ft—122 m400 ft——
218Guernsey114 m374 ft—114 m374 ft——
219Qatar103 m338 ft28 m103 m338 ft——
220Kiribati81 m266 ft282 m81 m266 ft——
221Bermuda76 m249 ft—76 m249 ft——
222Anguilla73 m240 ft—73 m240 ft——
223Niue68 m223 ft—68 m223 ft——
224Nauru65 m213 ft—65 m213 ft——
225Gambia64 m210 ft—64 m210 ft——
226Bahamas63 m207 ft—63 m207 ft——
227Turks and Caicos Islands49 m161 ft—49 m161 ft——
228Cayman Islands46 m151 ft—46 m151 ft——
229Vatican City42 m138 ft—75 m246 ft33 m108 ft
230Marshall Islands10 m33 ft2 m10 m33 ft——
231Maldives5 m17 ft2 m5 m17 ft——
231Tuvalu5 m15 ft2 m5 m15 ft——
231Tokelau5 m16 ft—5 m16 ft——

What correlates with Elevation Span (m)?

Pearson r against 1,260 other country metrics sharing at least 140 countries, 4 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

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

  1. Elevation (ft)Highest Towns by Country
    r = +0.89 · very strong · n = 201
    Plot
  2. Elevation (m)Highest Towns by Country
    r = +0.89 · very strong · n = 201
    Plot
  3. Elevation (ft)Elevation by Country
    r = +0.65 · strong · n = 166
    Plot
  4. Elevation (m)Elevation by Country
    r = +0.65 · strong · n = 167
    Plot
  5. Land Border Length (mi)Land Border Count by Country
    r = +0.54 · strong · n = 159
    Plot
  6. Land Border Length (km)Land Border Count by Country
    r = +0.54 · strong · n = 159
    Plot

Opposite directions

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

  1. Cost Of Living Plus Rent Index (Numbeo)Cost of Living by Country
    r = −0.46 · moderate · n = 154
    Plot
  2. Use by MunicipalitiesWater Consumption by Country
    r = −0.42 · moderate · n = 179
    Plot
  3. Percentile RankPolitical Stability by Country
    r = −0.42 · moderate · n = 208
    Plot
  4. Political Stability ScorePolitical Stability by Country
    r = −0.39 · moderate · n = 211
    Plot
  5. Governance ValuePolitical Stability by Country
    r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 208
    Plot
  6. Pelagic Fish per CapitaFish Consumption by Country
    r = −0.35 · moderate · n = 173
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Elevation Span (m)?
China has the highest Elevation Span (m), at 9,002 m, followed by Nepal (8,789 m) and Pakistan (8,611 m).
Which country has the lowest Elevation Span (m)?
Tokelau has the lowest Elevation Span (m), at 5 m.
What is the median Elevation Span (m) across countries?
The median is 2,082 m across the 233 countries with data.
Where does this flattest countries data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of elevation extremes by country - Wiki; The Elevation Span of Every Country in the World - Visual Capitalist; Elevation - CIA World Factbook.