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List of countries by average elevation

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This is a list of countries and territories by their average elevation above sea level based on the data published by Central Intelligence Agency,[1] unless another source is cited. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.

List

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Countries and territories shaded by average elevation
Country Elevation
 Afghanistan 1,884 m (6,181 ft)[2]
 Albania 708 m (2,323 ft)[3]
 Algeria 800 m (2,625 ft)
 Andorra 1,996 m (6,549 ft)[2]
 Angola 1,112 m (3,648 ft)
 Antarctica 2,300 m (7,546 ft)[2]
 Argentina 595 m (1,952 ft)[4]
 Armenia 1,792 m (5,879 ft)
 Australia 330 m (1,083 ft)
 Austria 910 m (2,986 ft)
 Azerbaijan 384 m (1,260 ft)[5]
 Bangladesh 85 m (279 ft)
 Belarus 160 m (525 ft)
 Belgium 181 m (594 ft)
 Belize 173 m (568 ft)
 Benin 273 m (896 ft)
 Bhutan 3,280 m (10,761 ft)[2]
 Bolivia 1,192 m (3,911 ft)[4]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 500 m (1,640 ft)
 Botswana 1,013 m (3,323 ft)
 Brazil 320 m (1,050 ft)[4]
 Brunei 478 m (1,568 ft)
 Bulgaria 472 m (1,549 ft)[a]
 Burkina Faso 297 m (974 ft)
 Burundi 1,504 m (4,934 ft)
 Cambodia 126 m (413 ft)
 Cameroon 667 m (2,188 ft)
 Canada 487 m (1,598 ft)
 Central African Republic 635 m (2,083 ft)
 Chad 543 m (1,781 ft)
 Chile 1,871 m (6,138 ft)[4]
 China 1,840 m (6,037 ft)[2]
 Colombia 593 m (1,946 ft)[4]
 Costa Rica 746 m (2,448 ft)[4]
 Croatia 331 m (1,086 ft)
 Cuba 108 m (354 ft)[4]
 Cyprus 91 m (299 ft)
 Czech Republic 430 m (1,411 ft)[7]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 726 m (2,382 ft)
 Denmark 34 m (112 ft)[8]
 Djibouti 430 m (1,411 ft)
 Dominican Republic 424 m (1,391 ft)[4]
 Ecuador 1,117 m (3,665 ft)[4]
 Egypt 321 m (1,053 ft)
 El Salvador 442 m (1,450 ft)[4]
 Equatorial Guinea 577 m (1,893 ft)
 Eritrea 853 m (2,799 ft)
 Estonia 61 m (200 ft)
 Eswatini 305 m (1,001 ft)
 Ethiopia 1,330 m (4,364 ft)
 Finland 164 m (538 ft)
 France 375 m (1,230 ft)
 French Guiana 168 m (551 ft)[9]
 Gabon 377 m (1,237 ft)
 Gambia 34 m (112 ft)
 Georgia 1,432 m (4,698 ft)
 Germany 263 m (863 ft)
 Ghana 190 m (623 ft)
 Greece 498 m (1,634 ft)
 Greenland 1,792 m (5,879 ft)
 Guatemala 759 m (2,490 ft)[4]
 Guinea 472 m (1,549 ft)
 Guinea-Bissau 70 m (230 ft)
 Guyana 207 m (679 ft)[4]
 Haiti 470 m (1,542 ft)[4]
 Honduras 684 m (2,244 ft)[4]
 Hungary 143 m (469 ft)
 Iceland 557 m (1,827 ft)
 India 160 m (525 ft)[b]
 Indonesia 367 m (1,204 ft)
 Iran 1,305 m (4,281 ft)
 Iraq 312 m (1,024 ft)
 Ireland 118 m (387 ft)
 Israel 508 m (1,667 ft)
 Italy 538 m (1,765 ft)
 Ivory Coast 250 m (820 ft)
 Jamaica 340 m (1,115 ft)[4]
 Japan 438 m (1,437 ft)
 Jordan 812 m (2,664 ft)[c]
 Kazakhstan 387 m (1,270 ft)
 Kenya 762 m (2,500 ft)
 Kiribati 2 m (7 ft)[10]
 Kosovo 810 m (2,657 ft)[11]
 Kuwait 108 m (354 ft)
 Kyrgyzstan 2,988 m (9,803 ft)[2]
 Laos 710 m (2,329 ft)
 Latvia 87 m (285 ft)
 Lebanon 1,250 m (4,101 ft)
 Lesotho 2,161 m (7,090 ft)[2]
 Liberia 243 m (797 ft)
 Libya 423 m (1,388 ft)
 Lithuania 110 m (361 ft)
 Luxembourg 325 m (1,066 ft)
 Madagascar 615 m (2,018 ft)[d]
 Malawi 779 m (2,556 ft)
 Malaysia 419 m (1,375 ft)[e]
 Maldives 1.5 m (5 ft)[12]
 Mali 343 m (1,125 ft)
 Marshall Islands 2 m (7 ft)
 Mauritania 276 m (906 ft)
 Mexico 1,111 m (3,645 ft)[4]
 Moldova 139 m (456 ft)
 Mongolia 1,580 m (5,184 ft)[13]
 Montenegro 1,086 m (3,563 ft)
 Morocco 909 m (2,982 ft)
 Mozambique 345 m (1,132 ft)
 Myanmar 702 m (2,303 ft)
 Namibia 1,141 m (3,743 ft)
   Nepal 3,265 m (10,712 ft)[2]
 Netherlands 30 m (98 ft)[8]
 New Zealand 388 m (1,273 ft)
 Nicaragua 298 m (978 ft)[4]
 Niger 474 m (1,555 ft)
 Nigeria 380 m (1,247 ft)
 North Korea 440 m (1,444 ft)[14]
 North Macedonia 741 m (2,431 ft)
 Norway 460 m (1,509 ft)
 Oman 310 m (1,017 ft)
 Pakistan 900 m (2,953 ft)
 Panama 360 m (1,181 ft)[4]
 Papua New Guinea 667 m (2,188 ft)
 Paraguay 178 m (584 ft)[4]
 Peru 1,555 m (5,102 ft)[4]
 Philippines 442 m (1,450 ft)
 Poland 173 m (568 ft)
 Portugal 372 m (1,220 ft)
 Qatar 28 m (92 ft)
 Republic of the Congo 430 m (1,411 ft)
 Romania 414 m (1,358 ft)
 Russia 600 m (1,969 ft)
 Rwanda 1,598 m (5,243 ft)
 Saudi Arabia 665 m (2,182 ft)
 Senegal 69 m (226 ft)
 Serbia 442 m (1,450 ft)[f]
 Sierra Leone 279 m (915 ft)
 Singapore 15 m (49 ft)[15]
 Slovakia 458 m (1,503 ft)
 Slovenia 492 m (1,614 ft)
 Somalia 410 m (1,345 ft)
 South Africa 1,034 m (3,392 ft)
 South Korea 282 m (925 ft)
 Spain 660 m (2,165 ft)
 Sri Lanka 228 m (748 ft)
 Sudan 568 m (1,864 ft)
 Suriname 246 m (807 ft)[4]
 Sweden 320 m (1,050 ft)
  Switzerland 1,350 m (4,429 ft)
 Syria 514 m (1,686 ft)
 Taiwan 1,150 m (3,773 ft)
 Tajikistan 3,186 m (10,453 ft)[2]
 Tanzania 1,018 m (3,340 ft)
 Thailand 287 m (942 ft)
 Togo 236 m (774 ft)
 Trinidad and Tobago 83 m (272 ft)
 Tunisia 246 m (807 ft)
 Turkey 1,141 m (3,743 ft)[16]
 Turkmenistan 230 m (755 ft)
 Tuvalu 1.8 m (6 ft)[17]
 Uganda 1,100 m (3,609 ft)[6]
 Ukraine 175 m (574 ft)
 United Arab Emirates 149 m (489 ft)
 United Kingdom 162 m (531 ft)
 United States 760 m (2,493 ft)
 Uruguay 109 m (358 ft)[4]
 Uzbekistan 450 m (1,476 ft)[6]
 Venezuela 450 m (1,476 ft)
 Vietnam 398 m (1,306 ft)
 Western Sahara 256 m (840 ft)[6]
 Yemen 999 m (3,278 ft)
 Zambia 1,138 m (3,734 ft)
 Zimbabwe 961 m (3,153 ft)
World
 840 m (2,756 ft)

Notes

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  1. ^ 470 m (1,542 ft) according to other sources[6]
  2. ^ 621 m (2,037 ft) according to other sources[6]
  3. ^ 920 m (3,018 ft) according to other sources[6]
  4. ^ 442 m (1,450 ft) according to other sources[6]
  5. ^ 538 m (1,765 ft) according to other sources[6]
  6. ^ 473 m (1,552 ft) according to other sources[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Field Listing – Elevation". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Countries With The Highest Average Elevations". World Atlas. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  3. ^ "Albania". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Ranking of the average elevation of the land area in Latin America by country 2020". Statista. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  5. ^ "Azerbaijan". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Country Geography Data". Portland State University. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  7. ^ "Statistical Yearbook of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  8. ^ a b "Is The Netherlands The Flattest Country In The World?". About the Netherlands. December 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  9. ^ "French Guiana elevation". elevation.city. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  10. ^ "Kiribati islands will be swallowed by the ocean. COP21 is their last hope". Lifegate. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  11. ^ "Geography". Alpine Club Prishtina. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  12. ^ "Sinking islands battle tides of climate change". Deutsche Welle. 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  13. ^ "Mongolia". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  14. ^ "Geography of North Korea". North Korea Travel. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  15. ^ "As sea levels rise, Singapore prepares to stem the tide". The Straits Times. 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  16. ^ Aydın, A.; Bühler, Y.; Christen, M.; Gürer, I. (2014-05-19). "Avalanche situation in Turkey and back calculation of selected events". Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. Retrieved 2024-02-06 – via researchgate.net.
  17. ^ "Sea Level Rise". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
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