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.
| # | Country | Continent | Tall Buildings | Tallest | Active | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | Asia | 4 | — | 0 | 30,419,928 | 652,225 km² |
| 2 | Albania | Europe | 48 | 138 m | 8 | 2,831,741 | 28,748 km² |
| 3 | Algeria | Africa | 15 | 77 m | 0 | 37,100,000 | 2,381,741 km² |
| 4 | American Samoa | Oceania | 0 | — | 0 | 55,519 | 199 km² |
| 5 | Andorra | Europe | 3 | 80 m | 0 | 78,115 | 468 km² |
| 6 | Angola | Africa | 17 | 95 m | 9 | 20,609,294 | 1,246,700 km² |
| 7 | Anguilla | North America | 0 | — | 0 | 13,452 | 102 km² |
| 8 | Antarctica | Antarctica | 0 | — | 0 | 3,500 | 14,000,000 km² |
| 9 | Antigua & Barbuda | North America | 0 | — | 0 | 91,295 | 10,240 km² |
| 10 | Argentina | South America | 3,150 | 235 m | 198 | 40,117,096 | 2,780,400 km² |
| 11 | Armenia | Asia | 4 | — | 0 | 3,275,700 | 29,726 km² |
| 12 | Aruba | North America | 5 | 38 m | 0 | 101,484 | 193 km² |
| 13 | Australia | Oceania | 3,310 | 388 m | 163 | 25,458,100 | 7,682,300 km² |
| 14 | Austria | Europe | 440 | 220 m | 20 | 8,794,267 | 83,879 km² |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | Asia | 82 | 276 m | 7 | 9,235,100 | 104,450 km² |
| 16 | Bahamas | North America | 22 | — | 0 | 353,658 | 13,939 km² |
| 17 | Bahrain | Asia | 33 | 270 m | 6 | 1,234,571 | 707 km² |
| 18 | Bangladesh | Asia | 211 | 54 m | 36 | 167,033,000 | 147,570 km² |
| 19 | Barbados | North America | 1 | — | 0 | 274,200 | 430 km² |
| 20 | Belarus | Europe | 1,103 | 116 m | 31 | 9,459,800 | 207,595 km² |
| 21 | Belgium | Europe | 478 | 148 m | 3 | 11,303,528 | 30,528 km² |
| 22 | Belize | North America | 0 | — | 0 | 312,971 | 22,965 km² |
| 23 | Benin | Africa | 1 | 64 m | 0 | 9,352,000 | 112,622 km² |
| 24 | Bermuda | North America | 1 | — | 0 | 64,237 | 533 km² |
| 25 | Bhutan | Asia | 1 | 55 m | 0 | 720,679 | 37,576 km² |
| 26 | Bolivia | South America | 23 | 163 m | 1 | 10,426,155 | 1,098,581 km² |
| 27 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Europe | 24 | 142 m | 1 | 3,868,621 | 51,129 km² |
| 28 | Botswana | Africa | 298 | 152 m | 1 | 2,024,904 | 578,154 km² |
| 29 | Brazil | South America | 23,018 | 294 m | 2,013 | 210,276,000 | 8,514,877 km² |
| 30 | British Virgin Islands | North America | 0 | — | 0 | 29,537 | 151 km² |
| 31 | Brunei | Asia | 0 | — | 0 | 393,162 | 5,765 km² |
| 32 | Bulgaria | Europe | 874 | 202 m | 31 | 7,101,859 | 110,879 km² |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | Africa | 2 | — | 0 | 15,730,977 | 273,399 km² |
| 34 | Burundi | Africa | 0 | — | 0 | 8,749,000 | 27,834 km² |
| 35 | Cambodia | Asia | 9 | 187 m | 1 | 14,478,000 | 181,035 km² |
| 36 | Cameroon | Africa | 8 | — | 1 | 19,406,100 | 475,442 km² |
| 37 | Canada | North America | 8,568 | 313 m | 214 | 34,979,600 | 9,976,140 km² |
| 38 | Cape Verde | Africa | 1 | — | 1 | 491,875 | 4,033 km² |
| 39 | Cayman Islands | North America | 0 | — | 0 | 55,456 | 260 km² |
| 40 | Central African Republic | Africa | 1 | — | 0 | 4,576,000 | 622,436 km² |
| 41 | Chad | Africa | 3 | 70 m | 0 | 11,274,106 | 1,284,000 km² |
| 42 | Chile | South America | 1,904 | 300 m | 184 | 16,572,475 | 756,626 km² |
| 43 | China | Asia | 13,658 | 729 m | 599 | 1,398,570,000 | 9,571,300 km² |
| 44 | Colombia | South America | 935 | 216 m | 240 | 46,787,000 | 1,141,748 km² |
| 45 | Comoros | Africa | 0 | — | 0 | 669,300 | 1,862 km² |
| 46 | Cook Islands | Oceania | 0 | — | 0 | 17,791 | 240 km² |
| 47 | Costa Rica | North America | 9 | 98 m | 0 | 4,301,712 | 51,060 km² |
| 48 | Croatia | Europe | 265 | 97 m | 4 | 4,290,612 | 56,510 km² |
| 49 | Cuba | North America | 27 | 130 m | 1 | 11,247,925 | 114,525 km² |
| 50 | Cyprus | Europe | 26 | 170 m | 7 | 838,897 | 9,251 km² |
| 51 | Czech Republic | Europe | 727 | 111 m | 5 | 10,507,566 | 78,864 km² |
| 52 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | 8 | — | 0 | 86,790,567 | 2,344,885 km² |
| 53 | Denmark | Europe | 297 | 145 m | 14 | 5,587,085 | 43,094 km² |
| 54 | Djibouti | Africa | 4 | 51 m | 2 | 818,159 | 23,200 km² |
| 55 | Dominica | North America | 0 | — | 0 | 71,293 | 750 km² |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | North America | 225 | 150 m | 88 | 9,445,281 | 48,400 km² |
| 57 | Ecuador | South America | 299 | 137 m | 12 | 14,483,499 | 272,045 km² |
| 58 | Egypt | Africa | 54 | 385 m | 1 | 99,085,500 | 997,739 km² |
| 59 | El Salvador | North America | 12 | 104 m | 0 | 6,183,000 | 21,041 km² |
| 60 | Equatorial Guinea | Africa | 7 | 58 m | 0 | 740,000 | 28,051 km² |
| 61 | Eritrea | Africa | 1 | — | 0 | 5,581,000 | 121,144 km² |
| 62 | Estonia | Europe | 239 | 117 m | 15 | 1,294,236 | 45,227 km² |
| 63 | Ethiopia | Africa | 18 | 118 m | 3 | 98,665,000 | 1,133,380 km² |
| 64 | Falkland Islands | South America | 0 | — | 0 | 2,563 | 12,200 km² |
| 65 | Faroe Islands | Europe | 0 | — | 0 | 48,459 | 12,968 km² |
| 66 | Fiji | Oceania | 11 | 112 m | 1 | 876,000 | 18,376 km² |
| 67 | Finland | Europe | 759 | 185 m | 32 | 5,424,770 | 338,436 km² |
| 68 | France | Europe | 5,117 | 242 m | 66 | 69,082,000 | 672,369 km² |
| 69 | French Polynesia | Oceania | 0 | — | 0 | 277,000 | 4,167 km² |
| 70 | Gabon | Africa | 6 | 54 m | 0 | 1,564,000 | 267,667 km² |
| 71 | Gambia | Africa | 0 | — | 0 | 1,825,000 | 11,295 km² |
| 72 | Georgia | Asia | 14 | 200 m | 1 | 4,497,600 | 69,700 km² |
| 73 | Germany | Europe | 4,171 | 259 m | 141 | 83,019,200 | 357,376 km² |
| 74 | Ghana | Africa | 23 | — | 1 | 24,658,824 | 238,500 km² |
| 75 | Gibraltar | Europe | 5 | — | 1 | 32,194 | 7 km² |
| 76 | Greece | Europe | 110 | 199 m | 4 | 10,787,690 | 131,957 km² |
| 77 | Greenland | North America | 3 | — | 0 | 56,749 | 2,166,086 km² |
| 78 | Grenada | North America | 0 | — | 0 | 110,821 | 344 km² |
| 79 | Guam | Oceania | 25 | — | 1 | 159,358 | 541 km² |
| 80 | Guatemala | North America | 71 | 72 m | 15 | 14,713,763 | 108,889 km² |
| 81 | Guernsey | Europe | 0 | — | 0 | 62,431 | 78 km² |
| 82 | Guinea | Africa | 4 | — | 0 | 10,824,200 | 245,857 km² |
| 83 | Guinea-Bissau | Africa | 0 | — | 0 | 1,520,830 | 36,125 km² |
| 84 | Guyana | South America | 9 | 54 m | 8 | 784,894 | 214,969 km² |
| 85 | Haiti | North America | 2 | 49 m | 0 | 10,085,214 | 27,750 km² |
| 86 | Honduras | North America | 17 | 97 m | 2 | 8,385,072 | 112,492 km² |
| 87 | Hungary | Europe | 452 | 120 m | 3 | 9,957,731 | 93,013 km² |
| 88 | Iceland | Europe | 61 | 76 m | 2 | 320,060 | 103,000 km² |
| 89 | India | Asia | 194 | 361 m | 39 | 1,350,740,000 | 3,165,596 km² |
| 90 | Indonesia | Asia | 304 | 383 m | 52 | 268,074,600 | 1,904,443 km² |
| 91 | Iran | Asia | 42 | 225 m | 4 | 75,149,672 | 1,648,000 km² |
| 92 | Iraq | Asia | 23 | 172 m | 3 | 33,330,000 | 438,317 km² |
| 93 | Ireland | Europe | 56 | 82 m | 15 | 4,588,252 | 70,273 km² |
| 94 | Isle of Man | Europe | 1 | — | 0 | 84,497 | 572 km² |
| 95 | Israel | Asia | 251 | 244 m | 24 | 7,941,900 | 21,946 km² |
| 96 | Italy | Europe | 322 | 218 m | 39 | 60,849,248 | 301,323 km² |
| 97 | Ivory Coast | Africa | 26 | 106 m | 2 | 21,395,000 | 322,462 km² |
| 98 | Jamaica | North America | 27 | 60 m | 0 | 2,709,300 | 10,991 km² |
| 99 | Japan | Asia | 6,428 | 325 m | 101 | 126,220,000 | 377,837 km² |
| 100 | Jersey | Europe | 11 | — | 1 | 97,857 | 116 km² |