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Islands in Asia Ranked by Area

Islands recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Area. Only items Wikidata places in Asia (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

New Guinea ranks #1 with 785,753 km². Borneo is second with 748,168 km², 5% behind. The top five are New Guinea, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Java. The median across all 50 is 18,039 km²; Belitung Island is last at 4,478 km².

#1
New Guinea · 785,753 km²
Median
18,039 km²
Coverage
50 islands in Asia
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: AreaBar chart of the top 10: 1. New Guinea 785,753; 2. Borneo 748,168; 3. Sumatra 473,481; 4. Sulawesi 174,600; 5. Java 128,297; 6. Luzon 109,965; 7. Mindanao 97,530; 8. Buru Island 80,516; 9. Sakhalin 72,492; 10. Seram 70,370.New Guinea785,753Borneo748,168Sumatra473,481Sulawesi174,600Java128,297Luzon109,965Mindanao97,530Buru Island80,516Sakhalin72,492Seram70,370
Top 10: Area (km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. New Guinea 785,753; 2. Borneo 748,168; 3. Sumatra 473,481; 4. Sulawesi 174,600; 5. Java 128,297; 6. Luzon 109,965; 7. Mindanao 97,530; 8. Buru Island 80,516; 9. Sakhalin 72,492; 10. Seram 70,370.

Full ranking

Islands in Asia Ranked by Area
RankIslandLocationArea (km²)
1New GuineaIndonesia, Papua New Guinea785,753
2BorneoIndonesia, Malaysia748,168
3SumatraIndonesia473,481
4SulawesiIndonesia174,600
5JavaIndonesia128,297
6LuzonPhilippines109,965
7MindanaoPhilippines97,530
8Buru IslandIndonesia80,516
9SakhalinRussian Federation72,492
10SeramIndonesia70,370
11Sri LankaSri Lanka67,655
12Madura IslandIndonesia40,471
13KyushuJapan36,782
14Taiwan IslandTaiwan, China35,883
15Hainan IslandChina33,210
16Siberut IslandIndonesia30,812
17TimorIndonesia, Timor-Leste30,777
18Yamdena IslandIndonesia30,254
19Kotelny IslandRussian Federation23,200
20Wetar IslandIndonesia20,610
21Obimayor IslandIndonesia20,460
22Morotai IslandIndonesia20,270
23Yapen IslandIndonesia20,266
24Alor IslandIndonesia20,112
25ShikokuJapan18,297
26Halmahera IslandIndonesia17,780
27Sumbawa IslandIndonesia14,386
28October Revolution IslandRussian Federation14,204
29Flores IslandIndonesia13,540
30Samar IslandPhilippines13,429
31NegrosPhilippines13,075
32PalawanPhilippines12,189
33PanayPhilippines12,011
34Kolepom IslandIndonesia11,742
35Bangka IslandIndonesia11,413
36Bolshevik IslandRussian Federation11,206
37Biak IslandIndonesia10,896
38Bacan IslandIndonesia10,807
39Sumba IslandIndonesia10,711
40MindoroPhilippines10,572
41Tebing Tinggi IslandIndonesia10,375
42Padang IslandIndonesia10,107
43Maya IslandIndonesia10,003
44CyprusUnited Kingdom, Cyprus9,234
45LeytePhilippines7,368
46Bali IslandIndonesia5,633
47Lombok IslandIndonesia5,435
48Nias IslandIndonesia5,125
49Abd al KuriYemen, Rep.4,562
50Belitung IslandIndonesia4,478

About the top 10

Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).

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Source and method

Islands recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Area. Only items Wikidata places in Asia (directly or through their country) are included.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: Wikidata. All licences: Sources & licences.