Countries of the World
The world's biggest countries, ranked by their skyline. Tap a tab to re-rank by tall-structure count, the tallest structure, recent construction activity, or the demographic basics.
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- Tall buildings
- 36,323
- Tallest
- 543 m
- Active
- 2,048
- Population
- 327,167,434
- Area
- 9,629,050 km²
Tallest: One World Trade Center
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2
- Tall buildings
- 23,018
- Tallest
- 294 m
- Active
- 2,013
- Population
- 210,276,000
- Area
- 8,514,877 km²
Tallest: Yachthouse by Pininfarina Tower 1
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3
- Tall buildings
- 15,158
- Tallest
- 463 m
- Active
- 1,234
- Population
- 146,793,744
- Area
- 17,075,200 km²
Tallest: Lakhta Center
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4
- Tall buildings
- 13,658
- Tallest
- 729 m
- Active
- 599
- Population
- 1,398,570,000
- Area
- 9,571,300 km²
Tallest: Suzhou Zhongnan Center
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5
- Tall buildings
- 9,114
- Tallest
- 250 m
- Active
- 605
- Population
- 46,468,102
- Area
- 505,990 km²
Tallest: Torre Caja Madrid
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6
- Tall buildings
- 8,568
- Tallest
- 313 m
- Active
- 214
- Population
- 34,979,600
- Area
- 9,976,140 km²
Tallest: SkyTower
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7
- Tall buildings
- 6,428
- Tallest
- 325 m
- Active
- 101
- Population
- 126,220,000
- Area
- 377,837 km²
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- Tall buildings
- 5,359
- Tallest
- 306 m
- Active
- 452
- Population
- 63,181,775
- Area
- 242,495 km²
Tallest: The Shard
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- Tall buildings
- 5,235
- Tallest
- 284 m
- Active
- 26
- Population
- 5,312,400
- Area
- 648 km²
Tallest: Guoco Tower
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10
- Tall buildings
- 5,117
- Tallest
- 242 m
- Active
- 66
- Population
- 69,082,000
- Area
- 672,369 km²
Tallest: The Link
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11
- Tall buildings
- 4,171
- Tallest
- 259 m
- Active
- 141
- Population
- 83,019,200
- Area
- 357,376 km²
Tallest: Commerzbank Tower
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12
- Tall buildings
- 3,310
- Tallest
- 388 m
- Active
- 163
- Population
- 25,458,100
- Area
- 7,682,300 km²
Tallest: Australia 108
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13
- Tall buildings
- 3,150
- Tallest
- 235 m
- Active
- 198
- Population
- 40,117,096
- Area
- 2,780,400 km²
Tallest: Alvear Tower
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14
- Tall buildings
- 2,911
- Tallest
- 210 m
- Active
- 114
- Population
- 45,560,272
- Area
- 603,700 km²
Tallest: Sky Towers
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15
- Tall buildings
- 2,709
- Tallest
- 245 m
- Active
- 371
- Population
- 9,532,634
- Area
- 449,964 km²
Tallest: Karlatornet
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16
- Tall buildings
- 2,297
- Tallest
- 276 m
- Active
- 214
- Population
- 126,577,691
- Area
- 1,964,382 km²
Tallest: Torre Koi
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17
- Tall buildings
- 2,218
- Tallest
- 180 m
- Active
- 146
- Population
- 17,116,281
- Area
- 41,543 km²
Tallest: De Sax
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18
- Tall buildings
- 2,074
- Tallest
- 221 m
- Active
- 143
- Population
- 28,946,100
- Area
- 912,050 km²
Tallest: Parque Central Torre Este
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19
- Tall buildings
- 1,904
- Tallest
- 300 m
- Active
- 184
- Population
- 16,572,475
- Area
- 756,626 km²
Tallest: Gran Torre Santiago
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- Tall buildings
- 1,531
- Tallest
- 828 m
- Active
- 416
- Population
- 8,264,070
- Area
- 83,600 km²
Tallest: Burj Khalifa
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21
- Tall buildings
- 1,199
- Tallest
- 234 m
- Active
- 30
- Population
- 58,775,022
- Area
- 1,219,090 km²
Tallest: The Leonardo
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22
- Tall buildings
- 1,103
- Tallest
- 116 m
- Active
- 31
- Population
- 9,459,800
- Area
- 207,595 km²
Tallest: Royal Plaza
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23
- Tall buildings
- 995
- Tallest
- 280 m
- Active
- 109
- Population
- 108,050,000
- Area
- 343,448 km²
Tallest: DDT Sky Tower
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24
- Tall buildings
- 935
- Tallest
- 216 m
- Active
- 240
- Population
- 46,787,000
- Area
- 1,141,748 km²
Tallest: BD Bacatá Torre Sur
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25
- Tall buildings
- 903
- Tallest
- 310 m
- Active
- 69
- Population
- 38,538,448
- Area
- 312,684 km²
Tallest: Varso Tower
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26
- Tall buildings
- 874
- Tallest
- 202 m
- Active
- 31
- Population
- 7,101,859
- Area
- 110,879 km²
Tallest: Sky Fort
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27
- Tall buildings
- 819
- Tallest
- 311 m
- Active
- 201
- Population
- 16,815,000
- Area
- 2,717,300 km²
Tallest: Abu Dhabi Plaza Residential Tower
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28
- Tall buildings
- 759
- Tallest
- 185 m
- Active
- 32
- Population
- 5,424,770
- Area
- 338,436 km²
Tallest: Prysmianin kaapelitorni
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- Tall buildings
- 727
- Tallest
- 111 m
- Active
- 5
- Population
- 10,507,566
- Area
- 78,864 km²
Tallest: AZ Tower
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30
- Tall buildings
- 681
- Tallest
- 120 m
- Active
- 56
- Population
- 5,048,800
- Area
- 385,155 km²
Tallest: Nexans kabeltårn
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31
- Tall buildings
- 627
- Tallest
- 352 m
- Active
- 19
- Population
- 74,724,272
- Area
- 779,452 km²
-
32
- Tall buildings
- 608
- Tallest
- 284 m
- Active
- 256
- Population
- 3,405,813
- Area
- 75,517 km²
Tallest: JW Marriott Panama
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33
- Tall buildings
- 607
- Tallest
- 436 m
- Active
- 43
- Population
- 65,479,452
- Area
- 513,115 km²
Tallest: One Bangkok O4H4
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34
- Tall buildings
- 587
- Tallest
- 644 m
- Active
- 79
- Population
- 29,554,000
- Area
- 329,758 km²
Tallest: Merdeka PNB118
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35
- Tall buildings
- 577
- Tallest
- 205 m
- Active
- 16
- Population
- 8,401,120
- Area
- 41,287 km²
Tallest: Roche-Turm 2
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36
- Tall buildings
- 510
- Tallest
- 130 m
- Active
- 116
- Population
- 19,042,936
- Area
- 243,669 km²
Tallest: Bucharest One Tower
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37
- Tall buildings
- 498
- Tallest
- 79 m
- Active
- 19
- Population
- 3,706,690
- Area
- 8,870 km²
Tallest: Coliseum Tower Residences
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38
- Tall buildings
- 478
- Tallest
- 148 m
- Active
- 3
- Population
- 11,303,528
- Area
- 30,528 km²
Tallest: Tour du Midi / Zuidertoren
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39
- Tall buildings
- 478
- Tallest
- 187 m
- Active
- 11
- Population
- 4,446,160
- Area
- 270,534 km²
Tallest: Seascape
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40
- Tall buildings
- 452
- Tallest
- 120 m
- Active
- 3
- Population
- 9,957,731
- Area
- 93,013 km²
Tallest: MOL Campus
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41
- Tall buildings
- 440
- Tallest
- 220 m
- Active
- 20
- Population
- 8,794,267
- Area
- 83,879 km²
Tallest: DC Tower 1
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42
- Tall buildings
- 413
- Tallest
- 554 m
- Active
- 15
- Population
- 50,004,440
- Area
- 99,268 km²
Tallest: Lotte World Tower
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43
- Tall buildings
- 342
- Tallest
- 158 m
- Active
- 8
- Population
- 3,286,314
- Area
- 176,215 km²
Tallest: Torre Antel
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44
- Tall buildings
- 322
- Tallest
- 218 m
- Active
- 39
- Population
- 60,849,248
- Area
- 301,323 km²
Tallest: Unicredit Tower
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45
- Tall buildings
- 304
- Tallest
- 383 m
- Active
- 52
- Population
- 268,074,600
- Area
- 1,904,443 km²
Tallest: Autograph Tower
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46
- Tall buildings
- 299
- Tallest
- 137 m
- Active
- 12
- Population
- 14,483,499
- Area
- 272,045 km²
Tallest: The Point
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47
- Tall buildings
- 298
- Tallest
- 152 m
- Active
- 1
- Population
- 2,024,904
- Area
- 578,154 km²
Tallest: Bayshore Apartments
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48
- Tall buildings
- 297
- Tallest
- 145 m
- Active
- 14
- Population
- 5,587,085
- Area
- 43,094 km²
Tallest: Mindet 6
-
49
- Tall buildings
- 287
- Tallest
- 145 m
- Active
- 10
- Population
- 10,561,614
- Area
- 92,345 km²
Tallest: Vasco da Gama Hotel
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50
- Tall buildings
- 265
- Tallest
- 97 m
- Active
- 4
- Population
- 4,290,612
- Area
- 56,510 km²
Tallest: EuroTower I
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51
- Tall buildings
- 263
- Tallest
- 168 m
- Active
- 21
- Population
- 7,120,666
- Area
- 88,361 km²
Tallest: Kula Belgrade
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52
- Tall buildings
- 260
- Tallest
- 123 m
- Active
- 25
- Population
- 2,070,371
- Area
- 76,660 km²
Tallest: Z-tornis B
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53
- Tall buildings
- 251
- Tallest
- 244 m
- Active
- 24
- Population
- 7,941,900
- Area
- 21,946 km²
Tallest: City Gate Tower
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54
- Tall buildings
- 239
- Tallest
- 117 m
- Active
- 15
- Population
- 1,294,236
- Area
- 45,227 km²
Tallest: Swissotel Tallinn
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55
- Tall buildings
- 234
- Tallest
- 160 m
- Active
- 10
- Population
- 200,962,417
- Area
- 923,768 km²
Tallest: Millennium Tower and Cultural Centre
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- Tall buildings
- 225
- Tallest
- 150 m
- Active
- 88
- Population
- 9,445,281
- Area
- 48,400 km²
Tallest: Torre Caney
-
57
- Tall buildings
- 218
- Tallest
- 220 m
- Active
- 39
- Population
- 4,292,000
- Area
- 10,452 km²
Tallest: The Edge
-
58
- Tall buildings
- 211
- Tallest
- 54 m
- Active
- 36
- Population
- 167,033,000
- Area
- 147,570 km²
Tallest: Islam Chamber Building
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59
- Tall buildings
- 211
- Tallest
- 75 m
- Active
- 1
- Population
- 2,061,560
- Area
- 20,487 km²
Tallest: World Trade Center Ljubljana
-
60
- Tall buildings
- 198
- Tallest
- 437 m
- Active
- 39
- Population
- 1,757,540
- Area
- 11,427 km²
Tallest: Dubai Towers Doha
-
61
- Tall buildings
- 194
- Tallest
- 361 m
- Active
- 39
- Population
- 1,350,740,000
- Area
- 3,165,596 km²
Tallest: Three Sixty West Tower B
-
62
- Tall buildings
- 190
- Tallest
- 129 m
- Active
- 4
- Population
- 3,180,394
- Area
- 65,200 km²
Tallest: Europa Tower
-
63
- Tall buildings
- 149
- Tallest
- 1,007 m
- Active
- 32
- Population
- 28,376,356
- Area
- 2,240,000 km²
Tallest: Jeddah Tower
-
64
- Tall buildings
- 131
- Tallest
- 195 m
- Active
- 76
- Population
- 205,601,000
- Area
- 796,095 km²
Tallest: Mubarak Center 1
-
65
- Tall buildings
- 129
- Tallest
- 509 m
- Active
- 10
- Population
- 23,268,372
- Area
- 36,225 km²
Tallest: Taipei 101
-
66
- Tall buildings
- 126
- Tallest
- 320 m
- Active
- 5
- Population
- 52,573,973
- Area
- 580,367 km²
Tallest: Pinnacle Tower 1
-
67
- Tall buildings
- 110
- Tallest
- 199 m
- Active
- 4
- Population
- 10,787,690
- Area
- 131,957 km²
Tallest: Riviera Tower
-
68
- Tall buildings
- 105
- Tallest
- 461 m
- Active
- 14
- Population
- 94,569,072
- Area
- 329,560 km²
Tallest: Vincom Landmark 81
-
69
- Tall buildings
- 99
- Tallest
- 140 m
- Active
- 18
- Population
- 30,135,876
- Area
- 1,280,000 km²
Tallest: Torre Banco de la Nación
-
70
- Tall buildings
- 83
- Tallest
- 115 m
- Active
- 0
- Population
- 5,445,324
- Area
- 49,035 km²
Tallest: Tower 115
-
71
- Tall buildings
- 82
- Tallest
- 276 m
- Active
- 7
- Population
- 9,235,100
- Area
- 104,450 km²
Tallest: Baku Tower
-
72
- Tall buildings
- 80
- Tallest
- 170 m
- Active
- 4
- Population
- 32,796
- Area
- 202 km²
Tallest: Tour Odéon
-
73
- Tall buildings
- 75
- Tallest
- 141 m
- Active
- 0
- Population
- 16,150,362
- Area
- 390,678 km²
Tallest: ABC Building
-
74
- Tall buildings
- 71
- Tallest
- 72 m
- Active
- 15
- Population
- 14,713,763
- Area
- 108,889 km²
Tallest: Euro Plaza Torre 2
-
75
- Tall buildings
- 63
- Tallest
- 142 m
- Active
- 4
- Population
- 2,059,794
- Area
- 25,713 km²
Tallest: Cevahir Sky Towers 4
-
76
- Tall buildings
- 61
- Tallest
- 76 m
- Active
- 2
- Population
- 320,060
- Area
- 103,000 km²
Tallest: Smáratorg Office Tower
-
77
- Tall buildings
- 59
- Tallest
- —
- Active
- 3
- Population
- 6,337,127
- Area
- 406,752 km²
Tallest: Migone Hospital
-
78
- Tall buildings
- 59
- Tallest
- 413 m
- Active
- 13
- Population
- 3,582,054
- Area
- 17,818 km²
Tallest: Al Hamra Tower
-
79
- Tall buildings
- 58
- Tallest
- 330 m
- Active
- 1
- Population
- 24,554,000
- Area
- 120,538 km²
Tallest: Ryugyong Hotel
-
80
- Tall buildings
- 56
- Tallest
- 82 m
- Active
- 15
- Population
- 4,588,252
- Area
- 70,273 km²
Tallest: College Square
-
81
- Tall buildings
- 54
- Tallest
- 385 m
- Active
- 1
- Population
- 99,085,500
- Area
- 997,739 km²
Tallest: Iconic Tower
-
82
- Tall buildings
- 48
- Tallest
- —
- Active
- 14
- Population
- 5,477,600
- Area
- 198,500 km²
Tallest: German Quarter 3
-
83
- Tall buildings
- 48
- Tallest
- 138 m
- Active
- 8
- Population
- 2,831,741
- Area
- 28,748 km²
Tallest: DTA Tower
-
84
- Tall buildings
- 44
- Tallest
- 51 m
- Active
- 1
- Population
- 620,029
- Area
- 13,812 km²
Tallest: Bulevar Mitra Bakića 52
-
85
- Tall buildings
- 42
- Tallest
- 225 m
- Active
- 4
- Population
- 75,149,672
- Area
- 1,648,000 km²
Tallest: Hotel Padideh
-
86
- Tall buildings
- 40
- Tallest
- 98 m
- Active
- 15
- Population
- 417,617
- Area
- 316 km²
Tallest: Portomaso Business Tower
-
87
- Tall buildings
- 33
- Tallest
- 270 m
- Active
- 6
- Population
- 1,234,571
- Area
- 707 km²
Tallest: Four Seasons Hotel
-
88
- Tall buildings
- 32
- Tallest
- 108 m
- Active
- 0
- Population
- 29,123,400
- Area
- 447,400 km²
Tallest: National Bank of Uzbekistan
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- Tall buildings
- 32
- Tallest
- 92 m
- Active
- 2
- Population
- 1,317,714
- Area
- 21,674 km²
Tallest: Eric Williams Finance Building
-
90
- Tall buildings
- 31
- Tallest
- 240 m
- Active
- 7
- Population
- 20,277,596
- Area
- 65,610 km²
Tallest: Altair
-
91
- Tall buildings
- 29
- Tallest
- 250 m
- Active
- 2
- Population
- 32,730,400
- Area
- 446,550 km²
Tallest: Bank of Africa Tower
-
92
- Tall buildings
- 29
- Tallest
- 165 m
- Active
- 12
- Population
- 1,859,203
- Area
- 10,907 km²
Tallest: ENK Complex Tower A
-
93
- Tall buildings
- 27
- Tallest
- 130 m
- Active
- 1
- Population
- 11,247,925
- Area
- 114,525 km²
Tallest: Edificio FOCSA
-
94
- Tall buildings
- 27
- Tallest
- 60 m
- Active
- 0
- Population
- 2,709,300
- Area
- 10,991 km²
Tallest: Jamaica Pegasus Hotel
-
95
- Tall buildings
- 26
- Tallest
- 106 m
- Active
- 2
- Population
- 21,395,000
- Area
- 322,462 km²
Tallest: Tour Postel 2001
-
96
- Tall buildings
- 26
- Tallest
- 170 m
- Active
- 7
- Population
- 838,897
- Area
- 9,251 km²
Tallest: Limassol ONE
-
97
- Tall buildings
- 25
- Tallest
- 120 m
- Active
- 1
- Population
- 10,718,379
- Area
- 26,338 km²
Tallest: Belair Monte 2
-
98
- Tall buildings
- 25
- Tallest
- —
- Active
- 1
- Population
- 159,358
- Area
- 541 km²
Tallest: Onward Wing
-
99
- Tall buildings
- 24
- Tallest
- 137 m
- Active
- 2
- Population
- 6,371,500
- Area
- 89,286 km²
Tallest: Al Abdali Tower
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- Tall buildings
- 24
- Tallest
- 142 m
- Active
- 1
- Population
- 3,868,621
- Area
- 51,129 km²
Tallest: Avaz Twist Tower