Below is a table of statistically superlative objects by country. This table reflects the records related to specific natural or artificial single objects, located or produced within a territory of a certain country.
| Country | Object | Field | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Southernmost city in the world, Ushuaia, located at | Geography | 2009 |
| Australia | Smallest continent, Australia, 8,468,300 km2 (3,269,629 sq mi) km2 | Geography | 2010 |
| Bangladesh | Largest river delta in the world, Ganges Delta, 105,000 km2 | Geography | 2005 |
| Bangladesh | Largest mangrove forest in the world, Sundarbans, 6,000 km2 | Environment | 2005 |
| Brazil | Longest beach in the world, Praia do Cassino, 254 km | Geography | 2005 |
| Brazil | Largest and most species-rich rainforest in the world, Amazon Rainforest (Brazil owns 60% of its area, about 3,300,000 km2 from 5,500,000 km2)[1] | Environment | 2010 |
| Bulgaria | Oldest golden treasure in the world, Varna Necropolis, 7,000 years[2] | Culture | 2011 |
| Indonesia | Largest city square, Merdeka Square, Jakarta, 1 km² | Architecture | 2010 |
| China | Largest shopping mall, New South China Mall, 600,000 m2 (6.46 million sq ft) | Architecture | 2010 |
| China | Longest building, Great Wall, 8,851.8 km (5,500.3 mi) | Architecture | 2010 |
| China | Longest canal or artificial river, Grand Canal, 1,776 km (1,103 mi) | Architecture | 2010 |
| China | Tallest statue, Spring Temple Buddha, 128 m (420 ft) | Architecture | 2010 |
| China | Largest hydroelectric power station and largest electricity-generating plant of any kind, Three Gorges Dam with over 18,300 MW of total capacity | Energy | 2010 |
| China | Longest and deepest canyon, Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon | Geography | 2010 |
| China | Busiest port by cargo tonnage, Port of Shanghai with 561,446,000 tons of cargo per year | Transport | 2007 |
| China | Highest airport, Qamdo Bangda Airport at 4,334 m (14,219 ft) | Transport | 2010 |
| China | Highest paved international road, Karakoram Highway at 4,693 m (15,397 ft) | Transport | 2010 |
| China | Highest railway line, Qingzang railway at 5,072 m (16,640 ft) | Transport | 2010 |
| China | Highest railway tunnel, Fenghuoshan tunnel at 4,905 m | Transport | 2010 |
| China | Longest bridge, Weihe Grand Bridge, 79,732 m (261,590 ft) | Transport | 2010 |
| China | Fastest supercomputer, Tianhe-I with 2.5 petaflops[3] | Technology | 2010 |
| China | Longest metro system, Shanghai Metro, 420 km | Transport | 2010 |
| Colombia | Highest coastal range, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, over 5,700 m | Geography | 2010 |
| Denmark | Largest island, Greenland, 2,130,800 km² | Geography | 2010 |
| Finland | World's largest snow fort, the SnowCastle of Kemi | Culture | 2010 |
| Iceland | Largest geothermal power plant, Hellisheidi Power Station with 400 MW of total capacity | Energy | 2010 |
| India | Largest Hindu Temple, Akshardham Temple, Delhi | Religion | 2011 |
| India | Largest Sikh Temple, Golden Temple, Amritsar | Religion | 2011 |
| India | Largest bus station, Indira Gandhi Bus Station, Delhi | Transport | 2005 |
| Indonesia | Largest archipelago, 17,508 islands | Geography | 2000 |
| Iran | Largest and oldest Qanat, 2,700 years old | Architecture | 2010 |
| Iran | Largest collection of jewels in the world[4] | Culture | 2009 |
| Iran | Largest hand woven carpet, measuring 60,546 square feet (5,624.9 m2)[5][6] | Culture | 2010 |
| Iran | Location with highest natural background radiation, Ramsar, annual dose of 260 mSv | Geography | 2010 |
| Iran | World's least expensive capital city, Tehran[7][8] | Economy | 2007 |
| Iran | World's strongest man, Hossein Rezazadeh[9] | Sports | 2004 |
| Iran | Tallest brick structure, Gonbad-e Qabus[10][11] | Architecture | 2010 |
| Iran | Largest brick structure, fortress of Bam[12] | Architecture | 2010 |
| Israel | Lowest depression below the sea level, -418 m at Dead Sea (shared with Jordan) | Geography | 2009 |
| Italy | Largest brick dome, the dome of Florence Cathedral | Architecture | 2010 |
| Jamaica | World's fastest man, Usain Bolt | Sports | 2008 |
| Japan | Largest nuclear power plant, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant with 8,212 MW of total capacity | Energy | 2010 |
| Jordan | Lowest depression below the sea level, -418 m at Dead Sea (shared with Israel) | Geography | 2009 |
| South Korea | Largest tidal power plant, Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station with 254 MW of total capacity | Energy | 2010 |
| Philippines | Volcano with largest explosion in recent history, Mount Pinatubo with 10 cubic kilometers of magma and pyroclastic materials | Geography | 1991 |
| Portugal | Largest wave power plant, Agucadoura Wave Farm with 2.25 MW of total capacity | Energy | 2010 |
| Russia | World's largest collection of paintings, in the Hermitage Museum | Culture | 2010 |
| Russia | Largest natural gas power plant, Kostromskaya Power Station with 3,600 MW of total capacity | Energy | 2010 |
| Russia | Largest fuel oil power plant, Surgut-2 Power Station with 5,200 MW of total capacity | Energy | 2010 |
| Russia | Largest peat power plant, Shatura Power Station with 1,100 MW of total capacity | Energy | 2010 |
| Russia | Oldest, deepest and most capacious freshwater lake, Baikal, at 1,642 metres (5,390 ft) deep, 25 million years old, containing approximately 20% of the world's surface fresh water[13] | Geography | 2010 |
| Russia | Largest diamond mine, Mir Mine, 525 meters (1,722 ft) deep 1,200 m (3,900 ft) in diameter[14] | Mining | 2010 |
| Russia | Deepest borehole, Kola Superdeep Borehole with 12,261 metres (40,226 ft) of depth[15] | Technology | 2010 |
| Russia | Largest howitzer by caliber, the Tsar Cannon, with a calibre of 890 mm (35 inches), and an external diameter of 1200 mm (47 inches), weighing nearly 38 metric tons[16] | Technology | 2010 |
| Russia | Largest bell in the world, Tsar Bell, weighing 216 tons, with a height of 6.14 m (20.1 ft) and diameter of 6.6 m (21.6 ft)[17] | Technology | 2010 |
| Russia | Largest armoured vehicle ever built, Tsar Tank[18] | Technology | 2010 |
| Russia | Most powerful nuclear weapon, Tsar Bomb, with a yield of about 50 megatons of TNT (210 PJ)[19] | Technology | 2010 |
| Russia | Deepest underground railway system, Saint Petersburg Metro, largest average depth and up to record 105 m of maximum depth | Transport | 2010 |
| Singapore | Busiest container port, Port of Singapore with 29,918,000 TEU per year | Transport | 2008 |
| Spain | Largest photovoltaic power station, Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park with peak generation of 60 MW | Energy | 2010 |
| Taiwan | Largest coal power plant, Taichung Power Plant with 5,780 MW of capacity | Energy | 2010 |
| United Arab Emirates | Tallest man-made structure, Burj Khalifa, 828 m | Architecture Technology |
2010 |
| United States | Largest frying pan, 4.5 metres (15 ft) in diameter, adorns the Rose Hill, North Carolina | Culture | 2010 |
| United States | Largest man-made excavation, Bingham Canyon Mine, 0.75 miles (1.2 km) deep, 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, and covering 1,900 acres (7.7 km²)[20] | Mining | 2010 |
| United States | Largest onshore wind power plant, Roscoe Wind Farm with 781 MW of total capacity | Energy | 2010 |
| United States | Largest solar thermal power plant, Solar Energy Generating Systems with 354 MW of total capacity | Energy | 2010 |
| United States | Oldest tree, Methuselah, 4,800 years old | Environment | 2010 |
| United States | World's largest man made structure ever built, Fresh Kills Landfill[21] | Structures | 2010 |