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 | China | Asia | 13,658 | 729 m | 599 | 1,398,570,000 | 9,571,300 km² |
| 2 | India | Asia | 194 | 361 m | 39 | 1,350,740,000 | 3,165,596 km² |
| 3 | United States | North America | 36,323 | 543 m | 2,048 | 327,167,434 | 9,629,050 km² |
| 4 | Indonesia | Asia | 304 | 383 m | 52 | 268,074,600 | 1,904,443 km² |
| 5 | Brazil | South America | 23,018 | 294 m | 2,013 | 210,276,000 | 8,514,877 km² |
| 6 | Pakistan | Asia | 131 | 195 m | 76 | 205,601,000 | 796,095 km² |
| 7 | Nigeria | Africa | 234 | 160 m | 10 | 200,962,417 | 923,768 km² |
| 8 | Bangladesh | Asia | 211 | 54 m | 36 | 167,033,000 | 147,570 km² |
| 9 | Russia | Europe | 15,158 | 463 m | 1,234 | 146,793,744 | 17,075,200 km² |
| 10 | Mexico | North America | 2,297 | 276 m | 214 | 126,577,691 | 1,964,382 km² |
| 11 | Japan | Asia | 6,428 | 325 m | 101 | 126,220,000 | 377,837 km² |
| 12 | Philippines | Asia | 995 | 280 m | 109 | 108,050,000 | 343,448 km² |
| 13 | Egypt | Africa | 54 | 385 m | 1 | 99,085,500 | 997,739 km² |
| 14 | Ethiopia | Africa | 18 | 118 m | 3 | 98,665,000 | 1,133,380 km² |
| 15 | Vietnam | Asia | 105 | 461 m | 14 | 94,569,072 | 329,560 km² |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | 8 | — | 0 | 86,790,567 | 2,344,885 km² |
| 17 | Germany | Europe | 4,171 | 259 m | 141 | 83,019,200 | 357,376 km² |
| 18 | Iran | Asia | 42 | 225 m | 4 | 75,149,672 | 1,648,000 km² |
| 19 | Turkey | Asia | 627 | 352 m | 19 | 74,724,272 | 779,452 km² |
| 20 | France | Europe | 5,117 | 242 m | 66 | 69,082,000 | 672,369 km² |
| 21 | Thailand | Asia | 607 | 436 m | 43 | 65,479,452 | 513,115 km² |
| 22 | United Kingdom | Europe | 5,359 | 306 m | 452 | 63,181,775 | 242,495 km² |
| 23 | Italy | Europe | 322 | 218 m | 39 | 60,849,248 | 301,323 km² |
| 24 | South Africa | Africa | 1,199 | 234 m | 30 | 58,775,022 | 1,219,090 km² |
| 25 | Tanzania | Africa | 16 | — | 1 | 55,890,747 | 945,100 km² |
| 26 | Kenya | Africa | 126 | 320 m | 5 | 52,573,973 | 580,367 km² |
| 27 | South Korea | Asia | 413 | 554 m | 15 | 50,004,440 | 99,268 km² |
| 28 | Myanmar | Asia | 19 | 122 m | 1 | 48,724,000 | 676,552 km² |
| 29 | Colombia | South America | 935 | 216 m | 240 | 46,787,000 | 1,141,748 km² |
| 30 | Spain | Europe | 9,114 | 250 m | 605 | 46,468,102 | 505,990 km² |
| 31 | Ukraine | Europe | 2,911 | 210 m | 114 | 45,560,272 | 603,700 km² |
| 32 | Argentina | South America | 3,150 | 235 m | 198 | 40,117,096 | 2,780,400 km² |
| 33 | Poland | Europe | 903 | 310 m | 69 | 38,538,448 | 312,684 km² |
| 34 | Algeria | Africa | 15 | 77 m | 0 | 37,100,000 | 2,381,741 km² |
| 35 | Canada | North America | 8,568 | 313 m | 214 | 34,979,600 | 9,976,140 km² |
| 36 | Iraq | Asia | 23 | 172 m | 3 | 33,330,000 | 438,317 km² |
| 37 | Uganda | Africa | 23 | — | 2 | 32,939,800 | 241,038 km² |
| 38 | Morocco | Africa | 29 | 250 m | 2 | 32,730,400 | 446,550 km² |
| 39 | Sudan | Africa | 10 | — | 0 | 30,894,000 | 1,872,206 km² |
| 40 | Afghanistan | Asia | 4 | — | 0 | 30,419,928 | 652,225 km² |
| 41 | Peru | South America | 99 | 140 m | 18 | 30,135,876 | 1,280,000 km² |
| 42 | Malaysia | Asia | 587 | 644 m | 79 | 29,554,000 | 329,758 km² |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | Asia | 32 | 108 m | 0 | 29,123,400 | 447,400 km² |
| 44 | Venezuela | South America | 2,074 | 221 m | 143 | 28,946,100 | 912,050 km² |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | Asia | 149 | 1,007 m | 32 | 28,376,356 | 2,240,000 km² |
| 46 | Nepal | Asia | 6 | 68 m | 1 | 26,620,808 | 147,181 km² |
| 47 | Australia | Oceania | 3,310 | 388 m | 163 | 25,458,100 | 7,682,300 km² |
| 48 | Ghana | Africa | 23 | — | 1 | 24,658,824 | 238,500 km² |
| 49 | North Korea | Asia | 58 | 330 m | 1 | 24,554,000 | 120,538 km² |
| 50 | Yemen | Asia | 6 | — | 0 | 24,527,000 | 527,970 km² |
| 51 | Mozambique | Africa | 11 | 55 m | 0 | 23,700,716 | 799,380 km² |
| 52 | Taiwan | Asia | 129 | 509 m | 10 | 23,268,372 | 36,225 km² |
| 53 | Syria | Asia | 13 | — | 1 | 21,836,000 | 185,180 km² |
| 54 | Ivory Coast | Africa | 26 | 106 m | 2 | 21,395,000 | 322,462 km² |
| 55 | Madagascar | Africa | 3 | — | 1 | 20,696,070 | 587,041 km² |
| 56 | Angola | Africa | 17 | 95 m | 9 | 20,609,294 | 1,246,700 km² |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | Asia | 31 | 240 m | 7 | 20,277,596 | 65,610 km² |
| 58 | Cameroon | Africa | 8 | — | 1 | 19,406,100 | 475,442 km² |
| 59 | Romania | Europe | 510 | 130 m | 116 | 19,042,936 | 243,669 km² |
| 60 | Netherlands | Europe | 2,218 | 180 m | 146 | 17,116,281 | 41,543 km² |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | Asia | 819 | 311 m | 201 | 16,815,000 | 2,717,300 km² |
| 62 | Chile | South America | 1,904 | 300 m | 184 | 16,572,475 | 756,626 km² |
| 63 | Niger | Africa | 7 | 75 m | 0 | 16,274,738 | 1,267,000 km² |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | Africa | 75 | 141 m | 0 | 16,150,362 | 390,678 km² |
| 65 | Malawi | Africa | 2 | 43 m | 0 | 15,883,000 | 118,484 km² |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | Africa | 2 | — | 0 | 15,730,977 | 273,399 km² |
| 67 | Guatemala | North America | 71 | 72 m | 15 | 14,713,763 | 108,889 km² |
| 68 | Mali | Africa | 3 | — | 0 | 14,528,662 | 1,240,192 km² |
| 69 | Ecuador | South America | 299 | 137 m | 12 | 14,483,499 | 272,045 km² |
| 70 | Cambodia | Asia | 9 | 187 m | 1 | 14,478,000 | 181,035 km² |
| 71 | Zambia | Africa | 10 | 90 m | 0 | 13,092,666 | 752,614 km² |
| 72 | Senegal | Africa | 20 | — | 3 | 12,855,153 | 196,722 km² |
| 73 | Belgium | Europe | 478 | 148 m | 3 | 11,303,528 | 30,528 km² |
| 74 | Chad | Africa | 3 | 70 m | 0 | 11,274,106 | 1,284,000 km² |
| 75 | Cuba | North America | 27 | 130 m | 1 | 11,247,925 | 114,525 km² |
| 76 | Guinea | Africa | 4 | — | 0 | 10,824,200 | 245,857 km² |
| 77 | Greece | Europe | 110 | 199 m | 4 | 10,787,690 | 131,957 km² |
| 78 | Rwanda | Africa | 25 | 120 m | 1 | 10,718,379 | 26,338 km² |
| 79 | Tunisia | Africa | 3 | — | 0 | 10,673,800 | 164,418 km² |
| 80 | Portugal | Europe | 287 | 145 m | 10 | 10,561,614 | 92,345 km² |
| 81 | Czech Republic | Europe | 727 | 111 m | 5 | 10,507,566 | 78,864 km² |
| 82 | Bolivia | South America | 23 | 163 m | 1 | 10,426,155 | 1,098,581 km² |
| 83 | Haiti | North America | 2 | 49 m | 0 | 10,085,214 | 27,750 km² |
| 84 | Hungary | Europe | 452 | 120 m | 3 | 9,957,731 | 93,013 km² |
| 85 | Somalia | Africa | 2 | 47 m | 1 | 9,797,000 | 637,700 km² |
| 86 | South Sudan | Africa | 3 | 50 m | 0 | 9,700,000 | 652,825 km² |
| 87 | Sweden | Europe | 2,709 | 245 m | 371 | 9,532,634 | 449,964 km² |
| 88 | Belarus | Europe | 1,103 | 116 m | 31 | 9,459,800 | 207,595 km² |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | North America | 225 | 150 m | 88 | 9,445,281 | 48,400 km² |
| 90 | Benin | Africa | 1 | 64 m | 0 | 9,352,000 | 112,622 km² |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | Asia | 82 | 276 m | 7 | 9,235,100 | 104,450 km² |
| 92 | Austria | Europe | 440 | 220 m | 20 | 8,794,267 | 83,879 km² |
| 93 | Burundi | Africa | 0 | — | 0 | 8,749,000 | 27,834 km² |
| 94 | Switzerland | Europe | 577 | 205 m | 16 | 8,401,120 | 41,287 km² |
| 95 | Honduras | North America | 17 | 97 m | 2 | 8,385,072 | 112,492 km² |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | Asia | 1,531 | 828 m | 416 | 8,264,070 | 83,600 km² |
| 97 | Israel | Asia | 251 | 244 m | 24 | 7,941,900 | 21,946 km² |
| 98 | Tajikistan | Asia | 2 | — | 0 | 7,800,000 | 143,100 km² |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | Oceania | 7 | — | 0 | 7,170,000 | 462,840 km² |
| 100 | Serbia | Europe | 263 | 168 m | 21 | 7,120,666 | 88,361 km² |