Country rankings
Most Mountainous Countries
Bhutan has the highest Above Sea Level (ft) (10,760 ft), followed by Nepal (10,715 ft) and Tajikistan (10,455 ft). Angola has the lowest (3,648 ft).
25 of 235 countries
Above Sea Level (ft)
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All 25 ranked
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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 →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
5,013 ft
Middle half 3,910 ft – 6,180 ft
Average
5,720 ft
25 countries
Highest
10,760 ft
Bhutan
Lowest
3,648 ft
Angola
Data
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27 countries · # = rank by Above Sea Level (ft)
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bhutan | 10,760 ft | 98.8% | 3,280 m |
| 2 |  Nepal | 10,715 ft | 80.7% | 3,265 m |
| 3 |  Tajikistan | 10,455 ft | 91.9% | 3,186 m |
| 4 |  Kyrgyzstan | 9,805 ft | 90.7% | 2,988 m |
| 5 |  Lesotho | 7,090 ft | 90.5% | 2,161 m |
| 6 |  Andorra | 6,550 ft | — | 1,996 m |
| 7 |  Afghanistan | 6,180 ft | — | 1,885 m |
| 8 |  Chile | 6,140 ft | — | 1,871 m |
| 9 |  China | 6,035 ft | — | 1,840 m |
| 10 |  Armenia | 5,879 ft | 85.9% | 1,792 m |
| 11 |  Rwanda | 5,243 ft | — | 1,598 m |
| 12 |  Peru | 5,102 ft | — | 1,555 m |
| 13 |  Mongolia | 5,013 ft | — | 1,528 m |
| 14 |  Georgia | 4,698 ft | — | 1,432 m |
| 15 |  Switzerland | 4,429 ft | 83.6% | 1,350 m |
| 16 |  Ethiopia | 4,364 ft | — | 1,330 m |
| 17 |  Iran | 4,218 ft | — | 1,305 m |
| 18 |  Lebanon | 4,101 ft | 81.1% | 1,250 m |
| 19 |  Bolivia | 3,910 ft | — | 1,192 m |
| 20 |  Taiwan | 3,773 ft | — | 1,150 m |
| 21 |  Turkey | 3,743 ft | — | 1,141 m |
| 21 |  Namibia | 3,743 ft | — | 1,141 m |
| 23 |  Zambia | 3,734 ft | — | 1,138 m |
| 24 |  Ecuador | 3,665 ft | — | 1,117 m |
| 25 |  Angola | 3,648 ft | — | 1,112 m |
| — |  North Macedonia | — | 85.5% | — |
| — |  Montenegro | — | 89.3% | — |
What correlates with Above Sea Level (ft)?
Pearson r against 1,512 other country metrics sharing at least 15 countries, 2 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Above Sea Level (ft)?
- Bhutan has the highest Above Sea Level (ft), at 10,760 ft, followed by Nepal (10,715 ft) and Tajikistan (10,455 ft).
- Which country has the lowest Above Sea Level (ft)?
- Angola has the lowest Above Sea Level (ft), at 3,648 ft.
- What is the median Above Sea Level (ft) across countries?
- The median is 5,013 ft across the 25 countries with data.
- Where does this most mountainous countries data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Countries with the Highest Average Elevations - World Atlas; Percentage of Mountain Area Per Country = Grid Arendal; The 25 Most Mountainous Countries in the World - Naijaxtreme.