which country has the most islands

The country with the most islands is Sweden, which has a staggering total of 267,570 islands. Most of these islands are tiny and uninhabited, with only about 984 being inhabited. Norway and Finland follow as the second and third countries with the highest number of islands, having 239,057 and 178,947 islands respectively. Sweden's islands are mostly located along the Baltic Sea coast and inland waters, making it the global leader in island count by a wide margin.