List of countries by average elevation

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 Location  | Elevation  | Ref

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m  | ft
World | 840  | 2,756  |
Afghanistan | 1,884  | 6,181  | [2]
Albania | 708  | 2,323  | [3]
Algeria | 800  | 2,625  |
Andorra | 1,996  | 6,549  | [2]
Angola | 1,112  | 3,648  |
Antarctica | 2,300  | 7,546  | [2]
Argentina | 595  | 1,952  | [4]
Armenia | 1,792  | 5,879  |
Australia | 330  | 1,083  |
Austria | 910  | 2,986  |
Azerbaijan | 384  | 1,260  | [5]
Bangladesh | 85  | 279  |
Belarus | 160  | 525  |
Belgium | 181  | 594  |
Belize | 173  | 568  |
Benin | 273  | 896  |
Bhutan | 3,280  | 10,761  | [2]
Bolivia | 1,192  | 3,911  | [4]
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 500  | 1,640  |
Botswana | 1,013  | 3,323  |
Brazil | 320  | 1,050  | [4]
Brunei | 478  | 1,568  |
Bulgaria | 472  | 1,549  | [a]
Burkina Faso | 297  | 974  |
Burundi | 1,504  | 4,934  |
Cambodia | 126  | 413  |
Cameroon | 667  | 2,188  |
Canada | 487  | 1,598  |
Central African Republic | 635  | 2,083  |
Chad | 543  | 1,781  |
Chile | 1,871  | 6,138  | [4]
China | 1,840  | 6,037  | [2]
Colombia | 593  | 1,946  | [4]
Costa Rica | 746  | 2,448  | [4]
Croatia | 331  | 1,086  |
Cuba | 108  | 354  | [4]
Cyprus | 91  | 299  |
Czech Republic | 430  | 1,411  | [7]
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 726  | 2,382  |
Denmark | 34  | 112  | [8]
Djibouti | 430  | 1,411  |
Dominican Republic | 424  | 1,391  | [4]
Ecuador | 1,117  | 3,665  | [4]
Egypt | 321  | 1,053  |
El Salvador | 442  | 1,450  | [4]
Equatorial Guinea | 577  | 1,893  |
Eritrea | 853  | 2,799  |
Estonia | 61  | 200  |
Eswatini | 305  | 1,001  |
Ethiopia | 1,330  | 4,364  |
Finland | 164  | 538  |
France | 375  | 1,230  |
French Guiana | 168  | 551  | [9]
Gabon | 377  | 1,237  |
Gambia | 34  | 112  |
Georgia | 1,432  | 4,698  |
Germany | 263  | 863  |
Ghana | 190  | 623  |
Greece | 498  | 1,634  |
Greenland | 1,792  | 5,879  |
Guatemala | 759  | 2,490  | [4]
Guinea | 472  | 1,549  |
Guinea-Bissau | 70  | 230  |
Guyana | 207  | 679  | [4]
Haiti | 470  | 1,542  | [4]
Honduras | 684  | 2,244  | [4]
Hungary | 143  | 469  |
Iceland | 557  | 1,827  |
India | 621  | 2,037  | [6]
Indonesia | 367  | 1,204  |
Iran | 1,305  | 4,281  |
Iraq | 312  | 1,024  |
Ireland | 118  | 387  |
Israel | 508  | 1,667  |
Italy | 538  | 1,765  |
Ivory Coast | 250  | 820  |
Jamaica | 340  | 1,115  | [4]
Japan | 438  | 1,437  |
Jordan | 812  | 2,664  | [b]
Kazakhstan | 387  | 1,270  |
Kenya | 762  | 2,500  |
Kiribati | 2  | 7  | [10]
Kosovo | 810  | 2,657  | [11]
Kuwait | 108  | 354  |
Kyrgyzstan | 2,988  | 9,803  | [2]
Laos | 710  | 2,329  |
Latvia | 87  | 285  |
Lebanon | 1,250  | 4,101  |
Lesotho | 2,161  | 7,090  | [2]
Liberia | 243  | 797  |
Libya | 423  | 1,388  |
Lithuania | 110  | 361  |
Luxembourg | 325  | 1,066  |
Madagascar | 615  | 2,018  | [c]
Malawi | 779  | 2,556  |
Malaysia | 419  | 1,375  | [d]
Maldives | 1.5  | 5  | [12]
Mali | 343  | 1,125  |
Marshall Islands | 2  | 7  |
Mauritania | 276  | 906  |
Mexico | 1,111  | 3,645  | [4]
Moldova | 139  | 456  |
Mongolia | 1,580  | 5,184  | [13]
Montenegro | 1,086  | 3,563  |
Morocco | 909  | 2,982  |
Mozambique | 345  | 1,132  |
Myanmar | 702  | 2,303  |
Namibia | 1,141  | 3,743  |
Nepal | 3,265  | 10,712  | [2]
Netherlands | 30  | 98  | [8]
New Zealand | 388  | 1,273  |
Nicaragua | 298  | 978  | [4]
Niger | 474  | 1,555  |
Nigeria | 380  | 1,247  |
North Korea | 440  | 1,444  | [14]
North Macedonia | 741  | 2,431  |
Norway | 460  | 1,509  |
Oman | 310  | 1,017  |
Pakistan | 900  | 2,953  |
Panama | 360  | 1,181  | [4]
Papua New Guinea | 667  | 2,188  |
Paraguay | 178  | 584  | [4]
Peru | 1,555  | 5,102  | [4]
Philippines | 442  | 1,450  |
Poland | 173  | 568  |
Portugal | 372  | 1,220  |
Qatar | 28  | 92  |
Republic of the Congo | 430  | 1,411  |
Romania | 414  | 1,358  |
Russia | 600  | 1,969  |
Rwanda | 1,598  | 5,243  |
Saudi Arabia | 665  | 2,182  |
Senegal | 69  | 226  |
Serbia | 442  | 1,450  | [e]
Sierra Leone | 279  | 915  |
Singapore | 15  | 49  | [15]
Slovakia | 458  | 1,503  |
Slovenia | 492  | 1,614  |
Somalia | 410  | 1,345  |
South Africa | 1,034  | 3,392  |
South Korea | 282  | 925  |
Spain | 660  | 2,165  |
Sri Lanka | 228  | 748  |
Sudan | 568  | 1,864  |
Suriname | 246  | 807  | [4]
Sweden | 320  | 1,050  |
Switzerland | 1,350  | 4,429  |
Syria | 514  | 1,686  |
Taiwan | 1,150  | 3,773  |
Tajikistan | 3,186  | 10,453  | [2]
Tanzania | 1,018  | 3,340  |
Thailand | 287  | 942  |
Togo | 236  | 774  |
Trinidad and Tobago | 83  | 272  |
Tunisia | 246  | 807  |
Turkey | 1,141  | 3,743  | [16]
Turkmenistan | 230  | 755  |
Tuvalu | 1.8  | 6  | [17]
Uganda | 1,100  | 3,609  | [6]
Ukraine | 175  | 574  |
United Arab Emirates | 149  | 489  |
United Kingdom | 162  | 531  |
United States | 760  | 2,493  |
Uruguay | 109  | 358  | [4]
Uzbekistan | 450  | 1,476  | [6]
Venezuela | 450  | 1,476  |
Vietnam | 398  | 1,306  |
Western Sahara | 256  | 840  | [6]
Yemen | 999  | 3,278  |
Zambia | 1,138  | 3,734  |
Zimbabwe | 961  | 3,153  |

## Notes

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

## See also

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* List of elevation extremes by country
* List of highest points of African countries
* List of highest points of Asian countries
* List of highest points of European countries
* List of islands by highest point
* List of highest towns by country
* List of highest mountains on Earth

## 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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