Largest Islands in the World
Source:
Guinness World Records
Key Findings
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Greenland leads in Island Area (km²) with 2,166,086.
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Average Island Area (km²): 710,352 · median: 547,246.
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Gap: Greenland is 10× larger than Victoria Island.
About This Dataset
Largest Islands in the World
The world's largest islands ranked by total land area in square kilometres. Greenland is the world's largest island and holds the largest contiguous land mass of any island, though Australia is sometimes excluded from island rankings as it is typically classified as a continent rather than an island.
Analysis
The top three in Island Area (km²) are Greenland (2,166,086), New Guinea (785,753) and Borneo (748,168). The 8 entries in Island Area (km²) cover a range of 1,948,795, from 2,166,086 down to 217,291. Most of that gap is between first and second alone (1,380,333 of 1,948,795); the other 7 are separated by just 568,462. Only 1 of the 8 reaches even half the leader's figure (1,083,043 or more).
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Guinness World Records
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 8 observations
- Measure
- Island Area (km²)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.
Data Sources & References
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