List of countries by number of islands

This is a list of countries with figures given for the number of islands within their territory. In some cases this figure is approximate and may vary slightly between sources depending on which islands are counted. The criteria for inclusion appear to differ considerably between the different countries, so they are not necessarily directly comparable. Where counts vary, this article uses the highest reliably sourced figure.

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Country No. of
islands		 No. inhabited Notes List Source(s)
Albania 12 List [1]
Algeria 240 32 islands and 208 islets; coastal islands/islets only. List [2]
Antigua and Barbuda 54 2 Three main islands (Antigua, Barbuda and Redonda) and 51 offshore islands List [3][4]
Australia 8,222 List [5]
Cape Verde 15 9 10 islands and 5 islets List [6]
China 6961 433 >500 m2 (5,400 sq ft) only. Excludes Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao. List [7]
Greece 6000 227 Depending on inclusion criteria counts vary from 1,200[8] to 6000.[9] The number inhabited is variously cited as between 166[10] and 227.[9] List [9]
Hong Kong 263 >500 m2 (5,400 sq ft) only. "Many" or "most" are inhabited. List [11]
Iceland 31 4 1 large and "about 30 smaller islands, and thousands of rocks and skerries." List [12]
India 1,382 "Off-shore identified islands". The Andaman and Nicobar Islands comprise 572 islands, 37 of which are inhabited.[13] Lakshadweep is 32 islands, 10 of which are inhabited.[14] List [15]
Indonesia 17,508 6000 5 major islands and about 30 smaller groups, about 6000 are inhabited. List [16]
Japan 6852 430 By area

By location

 [17][18]
Kiribati 33 21 32 atolls and 1 limestone island; 21 islands are inhabited. List [19]
Malta 21 3 3 inhabited (Malta, Gozo and Comino), 3 islets and 12 "large rocks" — [20]
Marshall Islands 34 24 29 atolls and 5 isolated islands. List [21][22]
Micronesia 607 65 Four major island groups List [23][24]
Nauru 1 1 — [25]
New Zealand 600 Approximate number within about 50 km (31 mi) of the two main islands; excludes associated states and Antarctic islands. List [26]
North Macedonia 30 0 13 larger than 0.01 km2 (110,000 sq ft), 6 on lakes the rest on rivers. List [27]
Norway 239,057 2000 An older source gives 53,789 islands, which may be the figure for coastal islands only.[28] By area

By name

 [29][30]
Palau 200 8 Eight permanently inhabited List [31]
Philippines 7641 2000 Thousands of islands are unnamed, and tiny List [32][33]
Samoa 12 4 List [34]
Tuvalu 9 9 Six atolls and 3 reef islands. List [35]
Vatican City 0 0 — [36]

See also

References
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