List of tallest buildings by country

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 16 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.

Completed

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 excluded.[1]

  Tallest building in the continent
Country Building(s) Location Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Built Global ranking
 Afghanistan Azizi Tower Kabul 135 443 30 2014
 Albania TID Tower Tirana 85 279 25 2012[A]
 Algeria Jemma Al Djazair Algiers 270 890 37 2017 Tallest minaret in the world
 Andorra Caldea[2] Andorra la Vella 80 262 18 1994
 Angola Sky Center Office Tower Luanda 119 390 25 2014
 Antigua and Barbuda St. John's Cathedral St. John's 21 70 1845
 Argentina Alvear Tower Buenos Aires 235 770 54 2015
 Armenia Elite Plaza Business Center Yerevan 85 278 18 2012
 Australia Q1 Gold Coast 323 1,058 78 2005 #41 tallest in the World
 Austria DC Tower 1 Vienna 220 722 60 2013
 Azerbaijan Flame Tower 1 Baku 182 597 36 2013[B] #1,259 tallest in the World
 Bahamas Atlantis Royal Tower East Paradise Island 93 305 23 1998
 Bahrain Dual Towers Manama 260 853 53 2007 #155 tallest in the World
 Bangladesh Chittagong City Center Chittagong 190 623 51 2015
 Barbados Central Bank of Barbados Bridgetown 39 128 11 1986
 Belarus Parus Minsk[3] Minsk 133 436 32 2014
 Belgium Tour du Midi Brussels 148 486 38 1966 #2,987 tallest in the World
 Belize Caracol Cayo District 43 141 1200 BC
 Benin BCEAO building Cotonou 57 187 16 ?
 Bhutan Ta-Dzong Paro 22 72 6 1649
 Bolivia Torre Girasoles[4] La Paz 138 453 38 2012[C] #3,560 tallest in the World
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Avaz Twist Tower Sarajevo 176 466 39 2008 #3,315 tallest in the World
 Botswana iTowers 2 Gaborone 90 295 25 2016
 Brazil Millennium Palace Balneário Camboriú 177 581 46 2014
 Brunei Ministry of Finance Building Bandar Seri Begawan 120 394 21 2001
 Bulgaria Capital Fort Sofia 126 413 28 2015
 Burkina Faso BCEAO building Ouagadougou 43 141 12 2015
 Cameroon Prime Ministry Building[5] Yaoundé 90 295 19
 Cambodia Vattanac Capital Phnom Penh 184 603 38 2014
 Canada First Canadian Place Toronto 298 978 72 1975 #105 tallest in the World
 Central African Republic Hotel Bangui Bangui 43 141 13 1970
 Chad ONRTV Tower N'djamena 70 230 11 2015
 Chile Gran Torre Costanera Santiago 300 984 64 2013[D]
 China Shanghai Tower Shanghai 632 2,073 121 2014 #2 tallest in the World
 Colombia BD Bacatá Bogotá 216 708 67 2016
 Congo Tour Nabemba Brazzaville 106 348 30 1986
 Costa Rica Torre Paseo Colón[6] San Jose 98 322 29 2013
 Croatia Euro Tower I Zagreb 97 318 26 2006
 Cuba Focsa Building[7] Havana 130 425 37 1956
 Czech Republic AZ Tower Brno 110 359 30 2013[E]
 Congo DR RTNC Congo Building[8] Kinshasa 88 289 22
 Cyprus Olympic Residence[9] Limassol 75 246 19 2012
 Denmark Amtssyguhesut I Herlev Herlev 120 394 25 1976
 Dominican Republic Torre Caney Santo Domingo 150 492 38 2008 #2,818 tallest in the World
 Ecuador The Point[10] Guayaquil 140 459 34 2012[F] #3,433 tallest in the World
 Egypt Ministry of Foreign Affairs[11] Cairo 143 469 39 1994 #3,250 tallest in the World
 El Salvador El Pedregal-ultiplaza San Salvador 112 367 28 2010
 Equatorial Guinea Gapetrol Building Malabo 58 190 14 2009
 Eritrea Hotel Asmara Palace Asmara 36 118 8 1999
 Estonia Swissotel Tallinn Tallinn 117 384 28 2007
 Ethiopia African Union Headquarters[12] Addis Ababa 118 386 21 2011
 Fiji Reserve Bank of Fiji Building Suva 65 213 17 1985
 Finland Solo Sokos Hotel Torni Tampere Tampere 88 289 25 2014
 France Tour First Paris 231 758 56 2011 #334 tallest in the World
 Gabon Okoume Palace Hotel Libreville 33 108 10 1972
 Georgia Batumi Technological University Tower[13] Batumi 200 656 35 2013
 Germany Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt 259 850 56 1997 #165 tallest in the World
 Ghana Villaggio II Accra 71 233 19 2011
 Greece Athens Tower 1 Athens 103 338 28 1971
 Guatemala Club Premier Guatemala City 101 331 31 1999
 Guinea Novotel Conakry Grand Hotel Conakry 48 157 12 1954
 Guyana Le Meridien Pegasus Guyana Georgetown 32 105 7 1969
 Haiti Digicel Turgeau Port-au-Prince 49 161 13 2008
 Honduras Condominios Panorama Life Torre I San Pedro Sula 101.5 333 27 2011
 Hong Kong International Commerce Centre Hong Kong 484 1,588 108 2010 #6 tallest in the World
 Iceland Smáratorg Office Tower Kópavogur 76 249 20 2008
 India Palais Royale Mumbai 320 1050 88 2017
 Indonesia Cemindo Tower Jakarta 289 947 63 2015
 Iran Tehran International Tower Tehran 162 531 54 2007
 Iraq Jaff Tower A Sulaymaniyah 155 509 32 2012
 Ireland The Elysian Cork 68 224 17 2008
 Israel Azrieli Sarona Tower Tel Aviv 238 801 56 2017
 Italy CityLife - Isozaki Tower Milan 209 686 50 2015
 Ivory Coast Cité Administrative (Abidjan) Abidjan 120 390 30 1984
 Jamaica Le Meridien Jamaica Pegasus Kingston 60 197 17 1973
 Japan Abeno Harukas Osaka 300 984 60 2014
 Jordan Amman Rotana Hotel[14] Amman 188 617 50 2013
 Kazakhstan Northern Lights 1[15] Astana 180 591 42 2008 #1,310 tallest in the World
 Kenya UAP Tower Nairobi 163 535 33 2015
 Kiribati Kiribati New Parliament Building Tarawa 2000
 Kuwait Al Hamra Firdous Tower Kuwait City 413 1,354 80 2011 #14 tallest in the World
 Kyrgyzstan Asanbay 2A/3V Bishkek 56 184 18
 Laos Don Chan Palace Hotel Vientiane 65 213 14 2004
 Latvia Z-tornis A Riga 130 427 33 2016
 Lebanon Sama Beirut Beirut 195 640 51 2015
 Lesotho Hotel Victoria Maseru 36 118 10 1973
 Liberia Pan African Plaza Monrovia 36 118 10
 Libya Burj Bulaya Office Tower 1 Tripoli 144 472 34 2007
 Liechtenstein Liechtensteinische Post Vaduz 24 79 6
 Lithuania Europa Tower Vilnius 129 423 33 2004
 Luxembourg Cour de Justice Tower I Luxembourg City 107 351 24 2008
 Macedonia MRT Center Skopje 70 230 25 1984
 Madagascar Hotel Carlton Antananarivo 65.5 215 18 1973
 Malawi Kangombe House Lilongwe 36 118 10
 Malaysia Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur 452 1,483 88 1998 #7 tallest in the World
 Maldives Traders Hotel Malé 53 174 15 2009
 Mali BCEAO Tower (Bamako) Bamako 20
 Malta Portomaso Business Tower Valletta 97.5 320 23 2000
 Mauritania Al Khaima City Center Appart-hotel Nouakchott 42 138 10
 Mauritius Bank of Mauritius Building Port Louis 124 407 25 2006
 Mexico Torre KOI Monterrey 280 830 67 2016 #96 tallest in the World
 Moldova Romashka Tower Chișinău 91 299 20 1986
 Monaco Tour Odeon Monaco 170 558 49 2015
 Mongolia Shangri-La Hotel (Tower C) Ulaanbaatar 136 446 34 2016
 Montenegro Ulice Slobode 10 Podgorica 43 141 14
 Morocco Maroc Telecom HQ Rabat 91 298 20 2012
 Mozambique Banco de Mocambique Tower 1 Maputo 130 427 31 2016
 Myanmar Sule Shangri-la Hotel Yangon 80.5 264 22 1996
 Namibia Old Mutual Namibia Headquarters Windhoek 100 328 21 2010
   Nepal Everest Hotel Kathmandu 37 121 10 1980
 Netherlands Maastoren Rotterdam 165 541 44 2010 #1,992 tallest in the World
 New Zealand Vero Centre Auckland 170 558 38 2000
 Nicaragua Banco de America Managua 61 200 17 1970
 Niger BCEAO Building Niamey 48 157 14
 Nigeria NECOM House Lagos 160 520 32 1979
 North Korea Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang 330 1,083 105 2013[G]
 Norway Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Oslo 117 384 37 1990
 Oman Sheraton Oman Hotel Muscat 53 174 16 1985
 Pakistan Bahria Icon Tower Karachi 286 938 62 2016
 Palau Palasia Hotel Koror 25 82 7 1998
 Panama Trump Ocean Club Panama City 284 932 70 2011 #88 tallest in the World
 Papua New Guinea Grand Papua Hotel Port Moresby 90 295 21 2011
 Paraguay Icono Lofts Asuncion 142 466 37 2014
 Peru Torre Banco de la Nación Lima 140 452 30 2013 #3,614 tallest in the World
 Philippines Philippine Bank of Communications Makati 259 848 55 2000 #166 tallest in the World
 Poland Palace of Culture and Science Warsaw 231 757 42 1955 #334 tallest in the World
 Portugal Monsanto Tower [16] Oeiras 120 394 17 2001
 Qatar Aspire Tower Doha 300 984 36 2007 #65 tallest in the World
 Russia Federation Tower Moscow 374 1,227 102 2015
 Romania Floreasca City Center Bucharest 137 449 37 2012
 Rwanda Kigali City Tower Kigali 100 328 20 2011
 Samoa Samoan Government Building Apia 34 112 8 1994
 Saudi Arabia Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel Mecca 601 1,972 120 2012[I] #3 tallest in the World
 Senegal Immeuble Kébé Dakar 76.2 250 21 1973
 Serbia Western City Gate Belgrade 135 443 35 1980
 Sierra Leone Sam Bangura Building Freetown 64 210 16
 Singapore United Overseas Bank Plaza One Singapore 280 919 66 1992 #97 tallest in the World
 Slovakia National Bank of Slovakia Bratislava 111.6 362 33 2002
 Slovenia Crystal Palace (Ljubljana) Ljubljana 89 292 20 2011
 South Africa Carlton Centre Johannesburg 223 730 50 1973 #416 tallest in the World
 South Korea Lotte World Tower Seoul 555 1,823 123 2016 #5 tallest in the World
 Spain Torre de Cristal Madrid 249 817 50 2008 #205 tallest in the World
 Sri Lanka Grand Hyatt Colombo 229.5 753 47 2016
 Sudan NTC Tower Khartoum 130 427 29 2010
 Sweden HSB Turning Torso Malmö 190 623 57 2005 #1,046 tallest in the World
  Switzerland Roche Tower Basel 178 584 41 2015
 Taiwan Taipei 101 Taipei 509 1,670 101 2004 #8 tallest in the World
 Tajikistan Hyatt Regency Dushanbe Dushanbe 42 138 12 2009
 Tanzania PSPF Towers Dar Es Salaam 153 502 35 2014
 Thailand MahaNakhon Bangkok 314 1,030 77 2016 #70 tallest in the World
 Togo 2 Fevrier Sofitel Hotel Lomé 102 335 36 1980
 Trinidad and Tobago International Waterfront Tower C Port-of-Spain 120 394 27 2008
 Tunisia Palais de Congress Tunis 96 315 23
 Turkey Folkart Highlife Tower İzmir 375 1230 55 2010
 Turkmenistan Yyldyz Hotel Ashgabat 107 351 24 2013
 Uganda Kampala Hilton Kampala 90 295 24 2013
 Ukraine Klovski Descent 7A[17] Kiev 163 533 47 2011 #2,067 tallest in the World
 United Arab Emirates Burj Khalifa Dubai 828 2,717 163 2010 #1 tallest in the world
 United Kingdom The Shard London 306 1,004 73 2013[J]
 United States One World Trade Center New York City 541 1,776 104 2013 #4 tallest in the World
 Uruguay World Trade Center Torre 4[18] Montevideo 180 591 40 2012[K] #1,311 tallest in the World
 Uzbekistan National Bank of Uzbekistan Tashkent 108 354 26 1997
  Vatican City St. Peter's Basilica Vatican City 138 452 1626
 Venezuela Parque Central Torre I, Parque Central Torre II Caracas 225 738 56 1979, 1983 #393 tallest in the World
 Vietnam Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower Hanoi 336 1,102 70 2012 #34 tallest in the World
 Yemen Saleh Mosque Sana'a 100 330 ? 2008
 Zambia Findeco House[19] Lusaka 90 295 23 1974
 Zimbabwe New Reserve Bank Tower[20] Harare 120 390 28 1997

Under construction

The list includes the tallest (under construction) buildings that will become its nation's tallest building upon completion.

Country Building(s) City Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Built
 Angola IMOB Business Tower[21] Luanda 145 476 35 2012-2015
 Azerbaijan SOCAR Tower Baku 200 658 40 2011-2014
 Bahrain Four Seasons Hotel Manama 270 886 50 2010-2014
 China Suzhou Zhongnan Center Suzhou 729 2,398 137 2014-2020
 Cyprus The One Limassol 170 558 37 2018
 Colombia Atrio Towers Bogota 268 879 59 2017-2021
 Finland Majakka Helsinki 132 433 35 2016-2019
 France Hermitage Plaza 1 Paris 323 1,060 92 2017–2021
Hermitage Plaza 2
 Israel Azrieli Sarona Tower Tel Aviv 238 780 53 2012-2016
 India World One Mumbai 442 1,450 117 2011-2015
 Indonesia Jakarta Signature Tower Jakarta 638 2,093 113 2015-2020
 Iran Padideh Hotel Mashhad 250
 Ireland Capital Dock Dublin 79 259 23 2015-2017
 Kazakhstan Abu Dhabi Plaza Astana 382 1,253 88 2011-2016
 Lebanon The Pinwheel Beirut 380 1,247 66 2016-2019
 Malaysia KL118 Kuala Lumpur 644 2,112 118 2015-2029
 Mexico Torre Insignia Monterrey Monterrey 330 1090 68 2016-2021
 Mongolia Mak tower Ulaanbaatar 180 656 40 2013-on hold
 Netherlands Zalmhaven Tower Rotterdam 215 705 59 2020
 Pakistan Bahria Icon Tower Karachi 286 940 62 2016
 Philippines The Stratford Residences Makati 312 1,024 76 2011-2015
 Russia Lakhta Center Saint Petersburg 462 1,516 87 2012-2018
 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Tower Jeddah 1,008 3,307 167 2019
 Thailand Rama IX Super Tower Bangkok 615 2,018 70 2015-2021
 Ukraine Sky Towers Kiev 210 689 47 2008-2014
 Serbia Icon Tower Belgrade 250 723 65 2016-2019
  Switzerland 7132 Tower Vals 381 1250 90 2018-2019/2021
 Venezuela Isla Multiespacio Valencia, Carabobo 245 804 2009-2018

Notes

A. ^ Topped out, expected completion in 2012.
B. ^ Topped out, expected completion in 2013.
C. ^ Topped out, expected completion in 2012.
D. ^ Topped out in February 2012, expected completion in 2013.
E. ^ Topped out in February 2012, expected completion in 2013.
F. ^ Topped out, expected completion in 2012.
G. ^ Topped out in 1992, expected completion in 2013.
I. ^ Topped out, expected completion in 2012.
J. ^ Topped out in March 2012, expected completion in 2013.
K. ^ Topped out, expected completion in 2012.

References

Jemma Al Djazair : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemma_Al_Djazair

Maroc telecom headquarters : https://www.emporis.fr/buildings/1191858/maroc-telecom-headquarters-rabat-morocco

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