World's Largest Islands by Area
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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Greenland leads in Area (Thousand km2) with 2,166.
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Average Area (Thousand km2): 710 · median: 548.
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Gap: Greenland is 9.9× larger than Victoria Island (Canada).
About This Dataset
World's Largest Islands by Area
Islands ranked by total land area in thousands of square kilometres. Greenland is the world's largest island at 2,166,000 square kilometres — nearly three times the size of the next largest island and so vast it is sometimes mistaken for a continent. Despite this size, Greenland has a permanent population of only around 57,000 people, making it one of the world's most sparsely inhabited territories.
Analysis
The top three in Area (Thousand km2) are Greenland (2,166), New Guinea (785) and Borneo (748). The 8 entries in Area (Thousand km2) cover a range of 1,948, from 2,166 down to 218. Most of that gap is between first and second alone (1,381 of 1,948); the other 7 are separated by just 567. Only 1 of the 8 reaches even half the leader's figure (1,083 or more).
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 8 observations
- Measure
- Area (Thousand 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.
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