Countries by highest elevation
Did you know Bhutan's average elevation is higher than the tallest peak in most European countries? The world's rooftops are more extreme — and more ecologically critical — than most people realize.
Ranking
Values shown in m.
| Rank | Country | m |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepal | 8848.86 |
| 2 | China | 8848.86 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 8,611 |
| 4 | India | 8,586 |
| 5 | Bhutan | 7,570 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 7,492 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 6,995 |
| 8 | Argentina | 6960.8 |
| 9 | Chile | 6,893 |
| 10 | Peru | 6,768 |
| 11 | Bolivia | 6,542 |
| 12 | Ecuador | 6,263 |
| 13 | United States | 6190.5 |
| 14 | Canada | 5,959 |
| 15 | Tanzania | 5,895 |
| 16 | Colombia | 5,775 |
| 17 | Iran | 5,671 |
| 18 | Russia | 5,642 |
| 19 | Mexico | 5,636 |
| 20 | Kenya | 5,199 |
| 21 | Türkiye | 5,137 |
| 22 | Uganda | 5,109 |
| 23 | Venezuela | 4,978 |
| 24 | Indonesia | 4,884 |
| 25 | France | 4,810 |
| 26 | Italy | 4,810 |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 4,643 |
| 28 | Switzerland | 4,634 |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 4,550 |
| 30 | Rwanda | 4,507 |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 4,466 |
| 32 | Mongolia | 4,374 |
| 33 | Guatemala | 4,220 |
| 34 | Morocco | 4,165 |
| 35 | Malaysia | 4,095 |
| 36 | Armenia | 4,090 |
| 37 | Cameroon | 4,040 |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 3,820 |
| 39 | Austria | 3,798 |
| 40 | Japan | 3,776 |
| 41 | New Zealand | 3,724 |
| 42 | Spain | 3,718 |
| 43 | Iraq | 3,611 |
| 44 | Lesotho | 3,482 |
| 45 | South Africa | 3,450 |
| 46 | South Sudan | 3,187 |
| 47 | Vietnam | 3,143 |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 3,133 |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 3,098 |
| 50 | Lebanon | 3,088 |
| 51 | Sudan | 3,042 |
| 52 | Oman | 3,009 |
| 53 | Malawi | 3,002 |
| 54 | Brazil | 2,995 |
| 55 | Germany | 2,962 |
| 56 | Philippines | 2,954 |
| 57 | Andorra | 2,946 |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 2,925 |
| 59 | Greece | 2,917 |
| 60 | Algeria | 2,908 |
| 61 | Madagascar | 2,876 |
| 62 | Honduras | 2,870 |
| 63 | Slovenia | 2,864 |
| 64 | Syria | 2,814 |
| 65 | Albania | 2,764 |
| 66 | Burundi | 2,684 |
| 67 | Slovakia | 2,655 |
| 68 | Egypt | 2,629 |
| 69 | Angola | 2,620 |
| 70 | Namibia | 2,606 |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 2,592 |
| 72 | Thailand | 2,565 |
| 73 | Romania | 2,544 |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 2,524 |
| 75 | Poland | 2,499 |
| 76 | Norway | 2,469 |
| 77 | Mozambique | 2,436 |
| 78 | Nigeria | 2,419 |
| 79 | Somalia | 2,416 |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,386 |
| 81 | Portugal | 2,351 |
| 82 | Zambia | 2,339 |
| 83 | Libya | 2,267 |
| 84 | Australia | 2,228 |
| 85 | Serbia | 2,169 |
| 86 | Sweden | 2,111 |
| 87 | Iceland | 2,110 |
| 88 | Ukraine | 2,061 |
| 89 | Cuba | 1,974 |
| 90 | Cyprus | 1,952 |
| 91 | Sierra Leone | 1,945 |
| 92 | Jordan | 1,854 |
| 93 | Croatia | 1,831 |
| 94 | Cambodia | 1,810 |
| 95 | Czechia | 1,603 |
| 96 | Tunisia | 1,544 |
| 97 | Botswana | 1,489 |
| 98 | Liberia | 1,440 |
| 99 | United Kingdom | 1,345 |
| 100 | Finland | 1,324 |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 1,230 |
| 102 | Israel | 1,208 |
| 103 | Mali | 1,155 |
| 104 | Belize | 1,124 |
| 105 | Ireland | 1,041 |
| 106 | Hungary | 1,014 |
| 107 | Ghana | 885 |
| 108 | Burkina Faso | 749 |
| 109 | Belgium | 694 |
| 110 | Benin | 658 |
| 111 | Senegal | 581 |
| 112 | Uruguay | 514 |
| 113 | Antigua and Barbuda | 402 |
| 114 | Belarus | 345 |
| 115 | Barbados | 336 |
| 116 | Netherlands | 322.7 |
| 117 | Latvia | 312 |
| 118 | Kuwait | 306 |
| 119 | Denmark | 170.86 |
| 120 | Singapore | 163 |
| 121 | Bahrain | 134 |
| 122 | Bahamas | 63 |