| Rank | Country | difference | Elevation extremes |
| World | 11,405 | 
lowest point: Bentley Subglacial Trench -2,555 m
note: in the oceanic realm, Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the lowest point, lying -10,924 m below the surface of the Pacific Ocean
highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m |
1 | Pacific Ocean | 10,924 | lowest point: Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench -10,924 m
highest point: sea level 0 m |
2 | China | 9,004 | lowest point: Turpan Pendi -154 m
highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m |
3 | Nepal | 8,780 | lowest point: Kanchan Kalan 70 m
highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m |
4 | Pakistan | 8,611 | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m |
5 | Atlantic Ocean | 8,605 | lowest point: Milwaukee Deep in the Puerto Rico Trench -8,605 m
highest point: sea level 0 m |
6 | India | 8,598 | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Kanchenjunga 8,598 m |
7 | Bhutan | 7,456 | lowest point: Drangme Chhu 97 m
highest point: Kula Kangri 7,553 m |
8 | Antarctica | 7,437 |
lowest point: Bentley Subglacial Trench -2,540 m
highest point: Vinson Massif 4,897 m
note: the lowest known land point in Antarctica is hidden in the Bentley Subglacial Trench; at its surface is the deepest ice yet discovered and the world's lowest elevation not under seawater |
9 | Kyrgyzstan | 7,307 | lowest point: Kara-Daryya (Karadar'ya) 132 m
highest point: Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobedy) 7,439 m |
10 | Indian Ocean | 7,258 | lowest point: Java Trench -7,258 m
highest point: sea level 0 m |
11 | Southern Ocean | 7,235 | lowest point: -7,235 m at the southern end of the South Sandwich Trench
highest point: sea level 0 m |
12 | Afghanistan | 7,227 | lowest point: Amu Darya 258 m
highest point: Nowshak 7,485 m |
13 | Tajikistan | 7,195 | lowest point: Syr Darya (Sirdaryo) 300 m
highest point: Qullai Ismoili Somoni 7,495 m |
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