Tallest Buildings by Country Ranking

The following is a list of the tallest buildings in the world by country listing only the tallest building in each country. The list is including only completed (or at least topped-out) buildings. A total of 20 countries featured in the list have supertall skyscrapers (300 m and more). Many countries have constructed new tallest buildings in the 2010s, with the oldest tallest building in a country being St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, which has stood as the country's tallest building since 1652.

The list includes the tallest (completed or topped out) buildings in each country in the world. All measurements are as defined and recognised by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Heights are measured to Architectural Top, with antennae being included. Each country represented by one building only, which is the tallest building in those countries.

1. BURJ KHALIFA
   Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
   Height : 828 m (2,717 ft)

2. SHANGHAI TOWER
   Shanghai, CHINA
   Height : 632 m (2,073 ft)

3. ABRAJ AL-BAIT
   Mecca, SAUDI ARABIA
   Height : 601 m (1,972 ft)

4. LOTTE WORLD TOWER
   Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
   Height : 555 m (1,823 ft)

5. ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER
   New York City, UNITED STATES
   Height : 546 m (1,792 ft)

6. TAIPEI 101
   Taipei, TAIWAN
   Height : 508 m (1,667 ft)

7. INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE CENTRE
   Hong Kong, HONG KONG
   Height : 484 m (1,588 ft)

8. PETRONAS TOWERS
   Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
   Height : 452 m (1,483 ft)

9. AL HAMRA TOWER
   Kuwait City, KUWAIT
   Height : 413 m (1,354 ft)

10. FEDERATION TOWER
    Moscow, RUSSIA
    Height : 374 m (1,227 ft)

11. KEANGNAM HANOI LANDMARK TOWER
    Hanoi, VIETNAM
    Height : 336 m (1,102 ft)

12. RYUGYONG HOTEL
    Pyongyang, NORTH KOREA
    Height : 330 m (1,083 ft)

13. Q1 (Queensland Number One)
    Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA
    Height : 323 m (1,058 ft)

14. MAHANAKHON
    Bangkok, THAILAND
    Height : 314 m (1,030 ft)

15. GAMA TOWER
    Jakarta, INDONESIA
    Height : 310 m (1,017 ft)

16. THE SHARD
    London, UNITED KINGDOM
    Height : 306 m (1,004 ft)

17. COMMERZBANK TOWER
    Frankfurt, GERMANY
    Height : 300.1 m (985 ft)

18. GRAN TORRE SANTIAGO
    Santiago, CHILE
    Height : 300 m (984 ft)

19. ABENO HARUKAS
    Osaka, JAPAN
    Height : 300 m (984 ft)

20. ASPIRE TOWER
    Doha, QATAR
    Height : 300 m (984 ft)

21. FIRST CANADIAN PLACE
    Toronto, CANADA
    Height : 298 m (978 ft)

22. TANJONG PAGAR CENTRE
    Singapore, SINGAPORE
    Height : 290 m (951 ft)

23. BAHRIA ICON TOWER
    Karachi, PAKISTAN
    Height : 286 m (938 ft)

24. TRUMP OCEAN CLUB INTERNATIONAL HOTEL & TOWER
    Panama City, PANAMA
    Height : 284 m (932 ft)

25. Torre KOI
    Monterrey, MEXICO
    Height : 276 m (906 ft)

26. FOUR SEASONS HOTEL
    Manama, BAHRAIN
    Height : 270 m (885 ft)

27. ISTANBUL SAPPHIRE
    Istanbul, TURKEY
    Height : 261 m (856ft)

28. PBCOM TOWER
    Makati, PHILIPPINES
    Height : 259 m (848 ft)

29. THE IMPERIAL
    Mumbai, INDIA
    Height : 256 m (840 ft)

30. TORRE DE CRISTAL
    Madrid, SPAIN
    Height : 249 m (817 ft)

31. ALLIANZ TOWER
    Milan, ITALY
    Height : 247 m (810 ft)

32. BD BACATÁ
    Bogotá, COLOMBIA
    Height : 240 m (787 ft)

33. TOUR FIRST
    Paris, FRANCE
    Height : 231 m (758 ft)

34. PALACE OF CULTURE AND SCIENCE
    Warsaw, POLAND
    Height : 231 m (757 ft)

35. PARQUE CENTRAL TORRE
    Caracas, VENEZUELA
    Height : 225 m (738 ft)

36. CARLTON CENTRE
    Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA
    Height : 223 m (730 ft)

37. DC TOWER 1
    Vienna, AUSTRIA
    Height : 220 m (722 ft)

38. MILLENNIUM PALACE
    Balneário Camboriú, BRAZIL
    Height : 219 m (718 ft)

39. BATUMI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY TOWER
    Batumi, GEORGIA
    Height : 200 m (656 ft)

40. SOCAR TOWER
    Baku, AZERBAIJAN
    Height : 196 m (643 ft)

41. SAMA BEIRUT
    Beirut, LEBANON
    Height : 195 m (640 ft)

42. TURNING TORSO
    Malmö, SWEDEN
    Height : 190 m (623 ft)

43. AMMAN ROTANA HOTEL
    Amman, JORDAN
    Height : 188 m (617 ft)

44. VATTANAC CAPITAL
    Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA
    Height : 184 m (603 ft)

45. NORTHERN LIGHTS 1
    Astana, KAZAKHSTAN
    Height : 180 m (591 ft)

46. ROCHE TOWER
    Basel, SWITZERLAND
    Height : 178 m (584 ft)

47. TORRE CAVIA
    Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
    Height : 173 m (567 ft)

48. AVAZ TWIST TOWER
    Sarajevo, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
    Height : 172 m (564 ft)

49. VERO CENTRE
    Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
    Height : 170 m (558 ft)

50. MAASTOREN
    Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS
    Height : 165 m (541 ft)