Tallest Buildings by Country Ranking 2017

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)

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