Metric briefing
Highest Elevation by Country
242 countries • m • CIA World Factbook (Frozen Snapshot)
- Top country
- China
- Lowest country
- Cayman Islands
- Source
- CIA World Factbook (Frozen Snapshot)
What It Measures
Highest national elevation point from the frozen public-domain CIA World Factbook snapshot.
At a Glance
World average
2.3K
Middle country
2.1K
Low end
1.00
High end
8.8K
Countries
242
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Highest Elevation
Highest Highest Elevation
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #3 India is 1.0K m higher than #4 Bhutan (8.6K m vs 7.6K m).
Another sharp ranking jump: #7 Kyrgyzstan is 429 m higher than #8 Kazakhstan (7.4K m vs 7.0K m).
Another sharp ranking jump: #21 Iran is 426 m higher than #22 Kenya (5.6K m vs 5.2K m).