From glacial-fringed Archipelago to cover palms, Islands come in all the imaginary forms and sizes. As for the large number of islands, each country does not create the same. This list is not just nations above Tropical destinations or Kate volcanoesOften the lake inland, fiological coasts and geological divisions can cause thousands of land limits.
This creates misleading question: Which countries have the most islands? The answer is not in addition to geographically, first you define the island. Some nations also tell the smallest lands that remain above the sea; Others apply more stringer thresholds to get minimum size or coastal length. The advances on satellite maps have also jumped numbers in recent years, the pre-recredated islands are added to the heights. Ultimately, both countries do not have the same ways in the islands, but that doesn’t mean that we cannot compare the best data available.
How data were collected
This list draws the figures published WorldatlasState data to authorities, statistical offices and geospatial surveys. Each country uses its own criteria to define and count the islands, some include any land surrounded by water, regardless of size; Others impose thresholds by area or coastal length.
For example, Brother Classifies any land that is greater than 270 square meters as an island Japan’s 2023 had only considered those with a coast of 330 meters. Modern mapping tools have also changed Photo: high-resolution satellite data has led significant reviews in total official countries.
These numbers are all natural islands, whether they live. Artificial islands, sea-formations and sandstones that disappear in high tide are generally excluded.
Source
This is the main source of this classification Worldatlas (2020)Crossed with 2025 updates Review of the world’s population. These data sets are reflected in the most mentioned and sensible island amounts from the national records available and from the official land surveys.
10 countries with the most islands
Sweden: 267,570 islands
