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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, unless another source is cited. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.

List

Country	Elevation
Afghanistan	1,884 m (6,181 ft)
Albania	708 m (2,323 ft)
Algeria	800 m (2,625 ft)
Andorra	1,996 m (6,549 ft)
Angola	1,112 m (3,648 ft)
Antarctica	2,300 m (7,546 ft)
Argentina	595 m (1,952 ft)
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)
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)
Bolivia	1,192 m (3,911 ft)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	500 m (1,640 ft)
Botswana	1,013 m (3,323 ft)
Brazil	320 m (1,050 ft)
Brunei	478 m (1,568 ft)
Bulgaria	472 m (1,549 ft)
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)
China	1,840 m (6,037 ft)
Colombia	593 m (1,946 ft)
Costa Rica	746 m (2,448 ft)
Croatia	331 m (1,086 ft)
Cuba	108 m (354 ft)
Cyprus	91 m (299 ft)
Czech Republic	430 m (1,411 ft)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	726 m (2,382 ft)
Denmark	34 m (112 ft)
Djibouti	430 m (1,411 ft)
Dominican Republic	424 m (1,391 ft)
Ecuador	1,117 m (3,665 ft)
Egypt	321 m (1,053 ft)
El Salvador	442 m (1,450 ft)
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)
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)
Guinea	472 m (1,549 ft)
Guinea-Bissau	70 m (230 ft)
Guyana	207 m (679 ft)
Haiti	470 m (1,542 ft)
Honduras	684 m (2,244 ft)
Hungary	143 m (469 ft)
Iceland	557 m (1,827 ft)
India	621 m (2,037 ft)
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)
Japan	438 m (1,437 ft)
Jordan	812 m (2,664 ft)
Kazakhstan	387 m (1,270 ft)
Kenya	762 m (2,500 ft)
Kiribati	2 m (7 ft)
Kosovo	810 m (2,657 ft)
Kuwait	108 m (354 ft)
Kyrgyzstan	2,988 m (9,803 ft)
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)
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)
Malawi	779 m (2,556 ft)
Malaysia	419 m (1,375 ft)
Maldives	1.5 m (5 ft)
Mali	343 m (1,125 ft)
Marshall Islands	2 m (7 ft)
Mauritania	276 m (906 ft)
Mexico	1,111 m (3,645 ft)
Moldova	139 m (456 ft)
Mongolia	1,580 m (5,184 ft)
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)
Netherlands	30 m (98 ft)
New Zealand	388 m (1,273 ft)
Nicaragua	298 m (978 ft)
Niger	474 m (1,555 ft)
Nigeria	380 m (1,247 ft)
North Korea	440 m (1,444 ft)
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)
Papua New Guinea	667 m (2,188 ft)
Paraguay	178 m (584 ft)
Peru	1,555 m (5,102 ft)
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)
Sierra Leone	279 m (915 ft)
Singapore	15 m (49 ft)
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)
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)
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)
Turkmenistan	230 m (755 ft)
Tuvalu	1.8 m (6 ft)
Uganda	1,100 m (3,609 ft)
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)
Uzbekistan	450 m (1,476 ft)
Venezuela	450 m (1,476 ft)
Vietnam	398 m (1,306 ft)
Western Sahara	256 m (840 ft)
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

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

See also

• 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

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• Lists of countries by geography