Metric briefing
Lowest Elevation by Country
242 countries • m • CIA World Factbook (Frozen Snapshot)
Top country
Lesotho
Lowest country
Antarctica
Source
CIA World Factbook (Frozen Snapshot)
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What It Measures
Lowest national elevation point from the frozen public-domain CIA World Factbook snapshot.
At a Glance
World average
16.58
Middle country
0
Low end
-3,500
High end
1.4K
Countries
242
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Lowest Elevation
Highest Lowest Elevation
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #241 Palestine is 3.1K m higher than #242 Antarctica (-431 m vs -3,500 m).
Another sharp ranking jump: #1 Lesotho is 450 m higher than #2 Rwanda (1.4K m vs 950 m).
Another sharp ranking jump: #238 Djibouti is 276 m higher than #239 Israel (-155 m vs -431 m).