Largest Islands in the World | Biggest Islands by Area

Which are the largest islands in the world? In this video, we rank the Top 30 largest islands by land area, from Greenland and New Guinea to Borneo, Madagascar, Baffin Island, Sumatra, and many other enormous islands around the world. The ranking compares each island by area in square kilometers (km²), along with its English and Chinese name and the country or region where it is located. Discover how much larger Greenland is compared with the world’s other major islands, which island is the largest in Asia, and where famous islands such as Honshu, Great Britain, Iceland, Hokkaido, and Tasmania rank. This data visualization provides a clear comparison of the world’s largest islands and their geographic scale. Data sources: List of islands by area and related geographic reference data.