Cities Worldwide Ranked by Sea-level elevation (lowest cities)
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata, lowest first. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Baku ranks #1 (lowest first) with -28 m above sea level. Alexandria is second with -1 m above sea level. The top five are Baku, Alexandria, Brisbane, Shenzhen and Qingdao. The median across all 484 is 116 m above sea level; Quito is last at 2,850 m above sea level.
- #1
- Baku · -28 m above sea level
- Median
- 116 m above sea level
- Coverage
- 484 cities with at least 1 million people
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Elevation (m above sea level) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baku | Azerbaijan | -28 |
| 2 | Alexandria | Egypt, Arab Rep. | -1 |
| 3 | Brisbane | Australia | 0 |
| 4 | Shenzhen | China | 0 |
| 5 | Qingdao | China | 0 |
| 6 | Navi Mumbai | India | 0 |
| 7 | Algiers | Algeria | 0 |
| 8 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 0 |
| 9 | Beirut | Lebanon | 0 |
| 10 | Doha | Qatar | 0 |
| 11 | Cần Thơ | Viet Nam | 0 |
| 12 | Adelaide | Australia | 1 |
| 13 | Tainan | Taiwan, China | 1 |
| 14 | Perth | Australia | 2 |
| 15 | Quanzhou | China | 2 |
| 16 | İzmir | Türkiye | 2 |
| 17 | Bangkok | Thailand | 2 |
| 18 | Changwon | Korea, Rep. | 2 |
| 19 | Surabaya | Indonesia | 2 |
| 20 | Nantong | China | 3 |
| 21 | Kocaeli Province | Türkiye | 3 |
| 22 | Metro Manila | Philippines | 3 |
| 23 | Matola | Mozambique | 3 |
| 24 | eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | South Africa | 3 |
| 25 | Saint Petersburg | Russian Federation | 3 |
| 26 | Thủ Đức | Viet Nam | 3 |
| 27 | São Luís | Brazil | 4 |
| 28 | Shanghai | China | 4 |
| 29 | Yangjiang | China | 4 |
| 30 | London | United Kingdom | 4 |
| 31 | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 4 |
| 32 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 4 |
| 33 | Bắc Ninh | Viet Nam | 4 |
| 34 | Semarang | Indonesia | 4 |
| 35 | Palembang | Indonesia | 4 |
| 36 | Biên Hòa | Viet Nam | 4 |
| 37 | Greater Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 5 |
| 38 | Suzhou | China | 5 |
| 39 | Tianjin | China | 5 |
| 40 | Binhai New Area | China | 5 |
| 41 | Sapporo | Japan | 5 |
| 42 | Cape Town | South Africa | 5 |
| 43 | Basra | Iraq | 5 |
| 44 | Sydney | Australia | 6 |
| 45 | Recife | Brazil | 6 |
| 46 | Hamburg | Germany | 6 |
| 47 | Chennai | India | 6 |
| 48 | Tokyo | Japan | 6 |
| 49 | Luanda | Angola | 6 |
| 50 | Maracaibo | Venezuela, RB | 6 |
| 51 | Chittagong | Bangladesh | 6 |
| 52 | Aden | Yemen, Rep. | 6 |
| 53 | Hong Kong | China | 7 |
| 54 | Nouakchott | Mauritania | 7 |
| 55 | Incheon | Korea, Rep. | 7 |
| 56 | Salvador | Brazil | 8 |
| 57 | Jieyang | China | 8 |
| 58 | Shanwei | China | 8 |
| 59 | Dongguan | China | 8 |
| 60 | Dandong | China | 8 |
| 61 | Wuhu | China | 8 |
| 62 | Thane | India | 8 |
| 63 | Fukuoka | Japan | 8 |
| 64 | Karachi | Pakistan | 8 |
| 65 | Kolkata | India | 9 |
| 66 | Mogadishu | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 9 |
| 67 | Manila | Philippines | 9 |
| 68 | Belém | Brazil | 10 |
| 69 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 10 |
| 70 | Jiangmen | China | 10 |
| 71 | Rui'an | China | 10 |
| 72 | Mersin | Türkiye | 10 |
| 73 | Lomé | Togo | 10 |
| 74 | Taipei | Taiwan, China | 10 |
| 75 | Hanoi | Viet Nam | 10 |
| 76 | Dakar | Senegal | 10 |
| 77 | Puning | China | 10.5 |
| 78 | Zhongshan | China | 11 |
| 79 | Vasai-Virar | India | 11 |
| 80 | Phnom Penh | Cambodia | 11 |
| 81 | Zhaoqing | China | 12 |
| 82 | Qinzhou | China | 12 |
| 83 | Barcelona | Spain | 12 |
| 84 | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 12 |
| 85 | Haiphong | Viet Nam | 12 |
| 86 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 12 |
| 87 | Cangzhou | China | 13 |
| 88 | Surat | India | 13 |
| 89 | Houston | United States | 13 |
| 90 | Conakry | Guinea | 13 |
| 91 | Ho Chi Minh City | Viet Nam | 13 |
| 92 | Davao City | Philippines | 13 |
| 93 | Taguig | Philippines | 13 |
| 94 | Hyderabad | Pakistan | 13 |
| 95 | Douala | Cameroon | 13 |
| 96 | Qingyuan | China | 14 |
| 97 | Mumbai | India | 14 |
| 98 | Pointe-Noire | Congo, Rep. | 14 |
| 99 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 14 |
| 100 | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 14 |
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About the top 10
#1 Baku
Baku ranks #1 on this list with -28 m above sea level.
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Population
- 2,300,500 people (2021)
- Area
- 2,140 km²
- Density
- 1,075 people per km²
- Elevation
- -28 m
- Coordinates
- 40.37° N, 49.84° E
Also ranks #97 in latitude · #327 in area · #329 in population density.
#2 Alexandria
Alexandria ranks #2 on this list with -1 m above sea level.
- Country
- Egypt, Arab Rep.
- Population
- 5,362,517 people (2023)
- Area
- 2,523 km²
- Density
- 2,125 people per km²
- Elevation
- -1 m
- Founded
- 330 BCE
- Coordinates
- 31.20° N, 29.89° E
Also ranks #16 in founded · #130 in population · #256 in population density.
#3 Brisbane
Brisbane ranks #3 on this list with 0 m above sea level.
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 2,706,966 people (2023)
- Area
- 15,826 km²
- Density
- 171 people per km²
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Founded
- 1824
- Coordinates
- 27.47° S, 153.03° E
Also ranks #100 in area · #164 in founded · #298 in population.
#4 Shenzhen
Shenzhen ranks #4 on this list with 0 m above sea level.
- Country
- China
- Population
- 17,494,398 people (2020)
- Area
- 1,997 km²
- Density
- 8,759 people per km²
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Founded
- 1979
- Coordinates
- 22.55° N, 114.05° E
Also ranks #9 in population · #90 in population density · #252 in founded.
#5 Qingdao
Qingdao ranks #5 on this list with 0 m above sea level.
- Country
- China
- Population
- 10,071,722 people (2020)
- Area
- 11,282 km²
- Density
- 893 people per km²
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Coordinates
- 36.12° N, 120.40° E
Also ranks #36 in population · #165 in area · #172 in latitude.
#6 Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai ranks #6 on this list with 0 m above sea level.
- Country
- India
- Population
- 1,119,477 people (2011)
- Area
- 344 km²
- Density
- 3,254 people per km²
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Founded
- 1972
- Coordinates
- 19.03° N, 73.01° E
Also ranks #205 in population density · #249 in founded · #477 in elevation.
#7 Algiers
Algiers ranks #7 on this list with 0 m above sea level.
- Country
- Algeria
- Population
- 2,364,230 people (2008)
- Area
- 363 km²
- Density
- 6,513 people per km²
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Founded
- 944
- Coordinates
- 36.78° N, 3.06° E
Also ranks #35 in founded · #122 in population density · #158 in latitude.
#8 Dubai
Dubai ranks #8 on this list with 0 m above sea level.
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Population
- 3,944,751 people (2025)
- Area
- 35 km²
- Density
- 112,707 people per km²
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Founded
- 1833
- Coordinates
- 25.27° N, 55.31° E
Also ranks #7 in population density · #172 in founded · #199 in population.
#9 Beirut
Beirut ranks #9 on this list with 0 m above sea level.
- Country
- Lebanon
- Population
- 2,421,354 people (2023)
- Area
- 20 km²
- Density
- 121,068 people per km²
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Coordinates
- 33.89° N, 35.51° E
Also ranks #6 in population density · #228 in latitude · #333 in population.
#10 Doha
Doha ranks #10 on this list with 0 m above sea level.
- Country
- Qatar
- Population
- 1,186,023 people (2020)
- Area
- 132 km²
- Density
- 8,985 people per km²
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Founded
- 1850
- Coordinates
- 25.29° N, 51.53° E
Also ranks #86 in population density · #181 in founded · #404 in latitude.
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Source and method
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata, lowest first.
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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