Which country has the highest Maximum Elevation (ft)?

China has the highest Maximum Elevation (ft), at 29,029 ft, followed by Nepal (29,029 ft) and Pakistan (28,251 ft).

Which country has the lowest Maximum Elevation (ft)?

Tuvalu has the lowest Maximum Elevation (ft), at 15 ft.

What is the median Maximum Elevation (ft) across countries?

The median is 6,897 ft across the 230 countries with data.

Where does this highest point by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of elevation extremes by country - Wiki.

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Highest Point by Country

Name: Highest Point by Country
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China has the highest Maximum Elevation (ft) (29,029 ft), followed by Nepal (29,029 ft) and Pakistan (28,251 ft). Tuvalu has the lowest (15 ft).

Geography232 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Nov 12, 2024Original page

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List of elevation extremes by country - Wiki

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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 →

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Median

6,897 ft

Middle half 2,816 ft – 10,309 ft

Average

7,957 ft

230 countries

Highest

29,029 ft

China

Lowest

15 ft

Tuvalu

Data

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232 countries · # = rank by Maximum Elevation (ft)

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1	China	29,029 ft	8,848 m	Mount Everest
1	Nepal	29,029 ft	8,848 m	Mount Everest
3	Pakistan	28,251 ft	8,611 m	K2
4	India	28,169 ft	8,586 m	Kangchenjunga
5	Bhutan	24,836 ft	7,570 m	Gangkhar Puensum
6	Tajikistan	24,590 ft	7,495 m	Ismoil Somoni Peak
7	Afghanistan	24,580 ft	7,492 m	Noshakh
8	Kyrgyzstan	24,406 ft	7,439 m	Jengish Chokusu
9	Kazakhstan	22,999 ft	7,010 m	Khan Tengri
10	Argentina	22,835 ft	6,960 m	Aconcagua
11	Chile	22,615 ft	6,893 m	Ojos del Salado
12	Peru	22,205 ft	6,768 m	Huascarán
13	Bolivia	21,463 ft	6,542 m	Sajama
14	Ecuador	20,561 ft	6,267 m	Chimborazo
15	United States	20,310 ft	6,191 m	Denali
16	Canada	19,551 ft	5,959 m	Mount Logan
17	Tanzania	19,331 ft	5,892 m	Kilimanjaro
18	Myanmar	19,295 ft	5,881 m	Hkakabo Razi
19	Colombia	18,701 ft	5,700 m	Pico Cristóbal Colón
20	Russia	18,510 ft	5,642 m	Mount Elbrus
21	Mexico	18,491 ft	5,636 m	Volcán Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba)
22	Iran	18,406 ft	5,610 m	Damavand
23	Georgia	17,064 ft	5,201 m	Shkhara
24	Kenya	17,057 ft	5,199 m	Mount Kenya
25	Turkey	16,854 ft	5,137 m	Mount Ararat
26	DR Congo	16,762 ft	5,109 m	Mount Stanley (Margherita Peak)
26	Uganda	16,762 ft	5,109 m	Mount Stanley (Margherita Peak)
28	Venezuela	16,332 ft	4,978 m	Pico Bolívar
29	Indonesia	16,024 ft	4,884 m	Puncak Jaya on New Guinea
30	France	15,781 ft	4,810 m	Mont Blanc
30	Italy	15,781 ft	4,810 m	Monte Bianco
32	Uzbekistan	15,233 ft	4,643 m	Khazret Sultan
33	Switzerland	15,203 ft	4,634 m	Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa)
34	Ethiopia	14,928 ft	4,550 m	Ras Dejen
35	Papua New Guinea	14,793 ft	4,509 m	Mount Wilhelm
36	Rwanda	14,787 ft	4,507 m	Mount Karisimbi
37	Azerbaijan	14,715 ft	4,485 m	Mount Bazardüzü
38	Mongolia	14,350 ft	4,374 m	Khüiten Peak
39	Guatemala	13,845 ft	4,220 m	Volcán Tajumulco
40	Morocco	13,665 ft	4,165 m	Jbel Toubkal
41	Malaysia	13,436 ft	4,095 m	Gunung Kinabalu on Borneo
42	Armenia	13,419 ft	4,090 m	Mount Aragats
43	Cameroon	13,255 ft	4,040 m	Mount Cameroon
44	Taiwan	12,966 ft	3,952 m	Yu Shan (Jade Mountain)
45	Costa Rica	12,533 ft	3,820 m	Cerro Chirripó
46	Austria	12,461 ft	3,798 m	Grossglockner
47	Japan	12,388 ft	3,776 m	Mount Fuji on Honshu
48	New Zealand	12,218 ft	3,724 m	Aoraki / Mount Cook
49	Spain	12,188 ft	3,715 m	Teide
50	Greenland	12,139 ft	3,700 m	Gunnbjørn Fjeld
51	Yemen	12,028 ft	3,666 m	Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb
52	Iraq	11,847 ft	3,611 m	Cheekha Dar
53	Lesotho	11,424 ft	3,482 m	Thabana Ntlenyana
54	Panama	11,401 ft	3,475 m	Volcán Barú
55	South Africa	11,319 ft	3,450 m	Mafadi
56	Chad	11,302 ft	3,445 m	Emi Koussi
57	South Sudan	10,456 ft	3,187 m	Kinyeti
58	Vietnam	10,312 ft	3,143 m	Fansipan
59	Turkmenistan	10,299 ft	3,139 m	Aýrybaba
60	Saudi Arabia	10,279 ft	3,133 m	Jabal Ferwa’
61	Dominican Republic	10,164 ft	3,098 m	Pico Duarte
62	Lebanon	10,131 ft	3,088 m	Qurnat as Sawda'
63	Reunion	10,069 ft	3,069 m	Piton des Neiges
64	Sudan	9,980 ft	3,042 m	Deriba Caldera
65	Eritrea	9,902 ft	3,018 m	Emba Soira
66	Oman	9,872 ft	3,009 m	Jabal Shams
67	Equatorial Guinea	9,869 ft	3,008 m	Pico Basile on Bioko
68	Algeria	9,852 ft	3,003 m	Mount Tahat
69	Malawi	9,849 ft	3,002 m	Mount Mulanje
70	Brazil	9,826 ft	2,995 m	Pico da Neblina
71	Timor-Leste	9,721 ft	2,963 m	Mount Ramelau on Timor
72	Germany	9,718 ft	2,962 m	Zugspitze
73	Philippines	9,692 ft	2,954 m	Mount Apo on Mindanao
74	Andorra	9,652 ft	2,942 m	Coma Pedrosa
75	Bulgaria	9,596 ft	2,925 m	Musala
76	Greece	9,570 ft	2,917 m	Mount Olympus
77	Madagascar	9,436 ft	2,876 m	Maromokotro
78	Honduras	9,416 ft	2,870 m	Cerro Las Minas
79	Slovenia	9,396 ft	2,864 m	Triglav
80	Cape Verde	9,281 ft	2,829 m	Pico do Fogo
81	Laos	9,242 ft	2,817 m	Phou Bia
82	Syria	9,232 ft	2,814 m	Jabal el-Sheikh
83	Albania	9,068 ft	2,764 m	Korab
83	North Macedonia	9,068 ft	2,764 m	Golem Korab
85	North Korea	9,003 ft	2,744 m	Paektu-san
86	El Salvador	8,957 ft	2,730 m	Cerro El Pital
87	Burundi	8,806 ft	2,684 m	Mount Heha
88	Haiti	8,793 ft	2,680 m	Pic la Selle
89	Slovakia	8,711 ft	2,655 m	Gerlachovský štít
90	Egypt	8,625 ft	2,629 m	Mount Catherine
91	Angola	8,596 ft	2,620 m	Mount Moco
92	Liechtenstein	8,527 ft	2,599 m	Grauspitz
93	Zimbabwe	8,504 ft	2,592 m	Mount Nyangani
94	Namibia	8,442 ft	2,573 m	Königstein
95	Thailand	8,415 ft	2,565 m	Doi Inthanon
96	Romania	8,346 ft	2,544 m	Moldoveanu
97	Montenegro	8,314 ft	2,534 m	Zla Kolata
98	Sri Lanka	8,281 ft	2,524 m	Pidurutalagala on Sri Lanka
99	Poland	8,199 ft	2,499 m	Northwestern peak of Rysy
100	Norway	8,100 ft	2,469 m	Galdhøpiggen
101	Somalia	8,038 ft	2,450 m	Shimbiris
102	Mozambique	7,992 ft	2,436 m	Monte Binga
103	Nigeria	7,936 ft	2,419 m	Chappal Waddi
104	Bosnia and Herzegovina	7,828 ft	2,386 m	Maglić
105	Comoros	7,743 ft	2,360 m	Mount Karthala on Grande Comore
106	Portugal	7,713 ft	2,351 m	Montanha do Pico on Pico Island
107	Solomon Islands	7,661 ft	2,335 m	Mount Popomanaseu on Guadalcanal
108	Zambia	7,641 ft	2,329 m	Mafinga Central
109	Libya	7,438 ft	2,267 m	Bikku Bitti
110	Jamaica	7,402 ft	2,256 m	Blue Mountain Peak
111	French Polynesia	7,352 ft	2,241 m	Mont Orohena
112	Australia	7,310 ft	2,228 m	Mount Kosciuszko
113	Serbia	7,116 ft	2,169 m	Midžor (Velika Rudoka if Kosovo is considered part of Serbia)
114	Iceland	6,921 ft	2,110 m	Hvannadalshnúkur
115	Nicaragua	6,913 ft	2,107 m	Mogotón
116	Sweden	6,880 ft	2,097 m	Kebnekaise
117	Ukraine	6,762 ft	2,061 m	Hoverla
118	Djibouti	6,654 ft	2,028 m	Mousa Ali
119	Sao Tome and Principe	6,640 ft	2,024 m	Pico de São Tomé on São Tomé Island
120	Niger	6,634 ft	2,022 m	Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès
121	Cuba	6,476 ft	1,974 m	Pico Turquino
122	Cyprus	6,401 ft	1,951 m	Mount Olympus
123	South Korea	6,398 ft	1,950 m	Halla-san on Jejudo
124	Sierra Leone	6,391 ft	1,948 m	Mount Bintumani
125	United Arab Emirates	6,266 ft	1,910 m	Jabal Al Jais
126	Vanuatu	6,158 ft	1,877 m	Mount Tabwemasana on Espiritu Santo
127	Eswatini	6,109 ft	1,862 m	Emlembe
128	Samoa	6,093 ft	1,857 m	Mauga Silisili on Savai'i
129	Jordan	6,083 ft	1,854 m	Jabal Umm ad Dami
130	Brunei	6,070 ft	1,850 m	Bukit Pagon
131	Croatia	6,007 ft	1,831 m	Dinara
132	Cambodia	5,938 ft	1,810 m	Phnom Aural
133	Ivory Coast	5,748 ft	1,752 m	Mont Nimba
133	Guinea	5,748 ft	1,752 m	Mont Nimba
135	New Caledonia	5,341 ft	1,628 m	Mont Panié
136	Czechia	5,259 ft	1,603 m	Sněžka
137	Tunisia	5,066 ft	1,544 m	Jebel ech Chambi
138	Botswana	4,892 ft	1,491 m	Otse Hill
139	Guadeloupe	4,869 ft	1,484 m	La Grande Soufrière on Basse-Terre Island
140	Dominica	4,747 ft	1,447 m	Morne Diablotins
141	Liberia	4,724 ft	1,440 m	Mount Wuteve
142	Central African Republic	4,659 ft	1,420 m	Mont Ngaoui
143	Martinique	4,583 ft	1,397 m	Mount Pelée
144	United Kingdom	4,413 ft	1,345 m	Ben Nevis
145	Puerto Rico	4,390 ft	1,338 m	Cerro de Punta
146	Finland	4,344 ft	1,324 m	Halti
146	Fiji	4,344 ft	1,324 m	Tomanivi on Viti Levu
148	Bangladesh	4,199 ft	1,280 m	Tazing Dong
149	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4,049 ft	1,234 m	La Soufrière
150	Suriname	4,035 ft	1,230 m	Juliana Top
151	Israel	3,963 ft	1,208 m	Mount Meron (de jure; inside the Green Line); Mount Hermon (de facto; in Golan Heights)
152	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3,793 ft	1,156 m	Mount Liamuiga on Saint Kitts
153	Mali	3,789 ft	1,155 m	Hombori Tondo
154	Belize	3,688 ft	1,124 m	Doyle's Delight
155	Gabon	3,510 ft	1,070 m	Mont Bengoué
156	Ireland	3,406 ft	1,038 m	Carrauntoohil
157	Tonga	3,389 ft	1,033 m	Unnamed location on Kao
158	Palestine	3,379 ft	1,030 m	Mount Nabi Yunis
159	Republic of the Congo	3,346 ft	1,020 m	Mont Nabemba
160	Hungary	3,327 ft	1,014 m	Kékes
161	Togo	3,235 ft	986 m	Mont Agou
162	American Samoa	3,169 ft	966 m	Lata Mountain on Ta‘ū
163	Northern Mariana Islands	3,166 ft	965 m	Mount Agrihan on Agrihan
164	Hong Kong	3,143 ft	958 m	Tai Mo Shan
165	Saint Lucia	3,117 ft	950 m	Mount Gimie
166	Trinidad and Tobago	3,084 ft	940 m	El Cerro del Aripo on Trinidad
167	Mauritania	3,002 ft	915 m	Kediet ej Jill
167	Montserrat	3,002 ft	915 m	Chances Peak
169	Seychelles	2,969 ft	905 m	Morne Seychellois on Mahé
170	Netherlands	2,910 ft	887 m	Mount Scenery
171	Ghana	2,887 ft	880 m	Mount Afadjato
171	Faroe Islands	2,887 ft	880 m	Slættaratindur on Eysturoy
173	French Guiana	2,792 ft	851 m	Bellevue de l'Inini
174	Paraguay	2,762 ft	842 m	Cerro Peró
175	Grenada	2,756 ft	840 m	Mount Saint Catherine
176	Mauritius	2,717 ft	828 m	Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire
177	Micronesia	2,566 ft	782 m	Nanlaud on Pohnpei
178	Burkina Faso	2,457 ft	749 m	Mount Tenakourou
179	San Marino	2,425 ft	739 m	Monte Titano
180	Falkland Islands	2,313 ft	705 m	Mount Usborne on East Falkland
181	Belgium	2,277 ft	694 m	Signal de Botrange
182	Mayotte	2,165 ft	660 m	Benara on Mahoré
183	Benin	2,159 ft	658 m	Mont Sokbaro
184	Cook Islands	2,139 ft	652 m	Te Manga on Rarotonga
185	Senegal	2,126 ft	648 m	Baunez ridge 2.7 km southeast of Nepen Diakha
186	Isle of Man	2,037 ft	621 m	Snaefell
187	Luxembourg	1,837 ft	560 m	Kneiff
188	Wallis and Futuna	1,719 ft	524 m	Mont Puke on Futuna
189	British Virgin Islands	1,709 ft	521 m	Mount Sage on Tortola
190	Uruguay	1,685 ft	514 m	Cerro Catedral
191	United States Virgin Islands	1,555 ft	474 m	Crown Mountain on Saint Thomas
192	Moldova	1,411 ft	430 m	Bălănești Hill
193	Gibraltar	1,398 ft	426 m	Rock of Gibraltar
194	Saint Martin	1,391 ft	424 m	Pic Paradis on Saint Martin
195	Guam	1,332 ft	406 m	Mount Lamlam
196	Antigua and Barbuda	1,319 ft	402 m	Boggy Peak on Antigua
197	Sint Maarten	1,257 ft	383 m	200 m SW of Flagstaff Peak (The summit is wholly in Saint Martin.)
198	Curacao	1,230 ft	375 m	Christoffelberg
199	Belarus	1,135 ft	346 m	Dzyarzhynskaya Hara
200	Barbados	1,102 ft	336 m	Mount Hillaby
201	Estonia	1,043 ft	318 m	Suur Munamägi
202	Latvia	1,024 ft	312 m	Gaiziņkalns
203	Kuwait	1,004 ft	306 m	Mutla Ridge
206	Malta	830 ft	253 m	Ta'Dmejrek on Malta Island
207	Palau	794 ft	242 m	Mount Ngerchelchuus on Babeldaob
208	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	787 ft	240 m	Morne de la Grande Montagne on Miquelon
209	Aruba	617 ft	188 m	Mount Jamanota
210	Macau	564 ft	172 m	Coloane Alto on Gau Ou Saan
211	Denmark	561 ft	171 m	Møllehøj
212	Singapore	537 ft	164 m	Bukit Timah Hill
213	Monaco	528 ft	161 m	along Chemin des Révoires on Mont Agel
214	Jersey	446 ft	136 m	Les Platons
215	Bahrain	400 ft	122 m	Mountain of Smoke
216	Guernsey	374 ft	114 m	Le Moulin
217	Qatar	338 ft	103 m	Qurayn Abu al Bawl
—	Guyana	9,094 [v]	2,772 m	Mount Roraima
—	Gambia	210 [5]	64 m	Unnamed point
204	Lithuania	964 ft	294 m	Aukštojas Hill
205	Guinea-Bissau	860 ft	262 m	Monte Torin
218	Kiribati	266 ft	81 m	Unnamed location on Banaba
219	Bermuda	249 ft	76 m	Town Hill
220	Vatican City	246 ft	75 m	Vatican Hill
221	Anguilla	240 ft	73 m	Crocus Hill
222	Niue	223 ft	68 m	Unnamed location near Mutalau on Niue
223	Nauru	213 ft	65 m	Command Ridge
224	Bahamas	207 ft	63 m	Mount Alvernia on Cat Island
225	Turks and Caicos Islands	161 ft	49 m	Blue Hills on Providenciales
226	Cayman Islands	151 ft	46 m	The Bluff on Cayman Brac
227	Marshall Islands	33 ft	10 m	Unnamed location on Likiep
228	Maldives	17 ft	5 m	Mount Villingili on Villingili
229	Tokelau	16 ft	5 m	Unnamed location
230	Tuvalu	15 ft	5 m	Unnamed location on Niulakita

What correlates with Maximum Elevation (ft)?

Pearson r against 1,268 other country metrics sharing at least 138 countries, 6 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

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

Elevation (ft)Highest Towns by Country
r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 199
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Elevation (m)Highest Towns by Country
r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 199
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Elevation (ft)Elevation by Country
r = +0.69 · strong · n = 164
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Elevation (m)Elevation by Country
r = +0.69 · strong · n = 165
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Mean ElevationFlattest Countries
r = +0.67 · strong · n = 159
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Number of Active OfficersPolice Spending by Country
r = +0.53 · strong · n = 140
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Opposite directions

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

Cost Of Living Plus Rent Index (Numbeo)Cost of Living by Country
r = −0.46 · moderate · n = 153
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Use by MunicipalitiesWater Consumption by Country
r = −0.42 · moderate · n = 178
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Percentile RankPolitical Stability by Country
r = −0.42 · moderate · n = 207
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Political Stability ScorePolitical Stability by Country
r = −0.39 · moderate · n = 210
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Governance ValuePolitical Stability by Country
r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 207
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Pelagic Fish per CapitaFish Consumption by Country
r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 172
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Maximum Elevation (ft)?: China has the highest Maximum Elevation (ft), at 29,029 ft, followed by Nepal (29,029 ft) and Pakistan (28,251 ft).
Which country has the lowest Maximum Elevation (ft)?: Tuvalu has the lowest Maximum Elevation (ft), at 15 ft.
What is the median Maximum Elevation (ft) across countries?: The median is 6,897 ft across the 230 countries with data.
Where does this highest point by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of elevation extremes by country - Wiki.