Topography

Country with the Most Islands 2025

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5 Countries with the Most Islands

267,570

239,057

178,947

52,455

43,471

Country
# of Islands
# of Inhabited Islands
Coastline (km)
Sweden Flag
Sweden267,5709843,218
Norway Flag
Norway239,0576025,148
Finland Flag
Finland178,9477804,600
Canada Flag
Canada52,455202,080
Chile Flag
Chile43,4712,3246,435
United States Flag
United States18,61710,00019,924
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia17,5046,00054,716
Australia Flag
Australia8,22225,760
Philippines Flag
Philippines7,6412,00036,289
China Flag
China6,96143314,500
Japan Flag
Japan6,85243029,751
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom6,34612912,429
Greece Flag
Greece6,00022713,676
South Korea Flag
South Korea4,4002,8762,413
Cuba Flag
Cuba4,1953,735
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam4,0003,444
North Korea Flag
North Korea3,5792,495
Estonia Flag
Estonia2,355223,794
France Flag
France1,9001094,853
Thailand Flag
Thailand1,4303,219
Denmark Flag
Denmark1,419787,314
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New Guinea1,4005,152
Russia Flag
Russia1,33837,653
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi Arabia1,2852,640
Croatia Flag
Croatia1,246485,835
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall Islands1,22524370
India Flag
India1,200477,000
Maldives Flag
Maldives1,196187644
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar1,0001,930
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon Islands9005,313
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia8784,675
Greenland Flag
Greenland80044,087
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab Emirates7001,318
Bahamas Flag
Bahamas7003,542
Micronesia Flag
Micronesia607656,112
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand60015,134
Turkey Flag
Turkey5007,200
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela4792,800
Italy Flag
Italy450777,600
Belize Flag
Belize450386
Eritrea Flag
Eritrea3542,234
Palau Flag
Palau34091,519
Fiji Flag
Fiji3301,129
Colombia Flag
Colombia2703,208
Hong Kong Flag
Hong Kong263733
Algeria Flag
Algeria2401,200
Yemen Flag
Yemen2201,906
Poland Flag
Poland203770
Bermuda Flag
Bermuda181103
Tonga Flag
Tonga16936419
Ireland Flag
Ireland80201,448
Singapore Flag
Singapore64193
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka6131,340
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
Antigua and Barbuda542153
Senegal Flag
Senegal35531
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands3415451
Kiribati Flag
Kiribati33211,143
Iceland Flag
Iceland3134,970
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh23720
Portugal Flag
Portugal23231,794
Malta Flag
Malta213219
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan16713
Cape Verde Flag
Cape Verde159965
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan1271,046
Samoa Flag
Samoa124403
Tuvalu Flag
Tuvalu9924
Barbados Flag
Barbados4197
Dominica Flag
Dominica31148
Nauru Flag
Nauru1130
  • Various sources differ on the number of islands some countries include, likely due to varying definitions between an island, an islet, and an atoll.
  • Listed coastline lengths are subject to the “coastline paradox”, in which the measured length of a coastline gets longer as the unit of measurement (mile, kilometer, meter, foot, etc.) gets shorter. The specific units of measurement used to initially measure each country’s coastline are unknown.