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Countries Closest to the World's Island Countries

Here are all the countries that consist solely of islands. Which countries are nearest to each of them?
Excludes uninhabited islands and overseas territories
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Island Country
Nearest Country
Antigua and Barbuda
France (at Guadeloupe)
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Bahamas
United States
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Barbados
St Lucia
Cabo Verde
Senegal
Comoros
France (at Mayotte)
Cuba
Haiti
Cyprus
Turkey
Dominica
France (at Guadeloupe)
Fiji
Tuvalu
Grenada
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Iceland
United Kingdom
Jamaica
Cuba
Japan
Russia
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Madagascar
Seychelles
Maldives
India
Malta
Italy
Marshall Islands
Kiribati
Mauritius
France (at Réunion)
Micronesia
Palau
Nauru
Kiribati
New Zealand
Australia
Palau
Indonesia
Philippines
Malaysia
St Kitts and Nevis
Netherlands
(at St Eustatius)
St Lucia
France (at Martinique)
St Vincent & the Grenadines
Grenada
Samoa
Tonga
São Tomé and Príncipe
Equatorial Guinea
Seychelles
Madagascar
Singapore
Malaysia
Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea
Sri Lanka
India
Taiwan
China
Tonga
Samoa
Trinidad and Tobago
Venezuela
Tuvalu
Fiji
Vanuatu
Solomon Islands
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18 Comments
Jerry928
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Level 76
Mar 9, 2022
Pictured: Antigua
scambigol
+1
Level 80
May 13, 2015
Cool idea!
scambigol
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Level 80
May 14, 2015
I haven't checked distances but is UK considered the closest to Iceland because Greenland and Faroe Islands are excluded since they're not countries?
Jerry928
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Level 76
May 14, 2015
Whether Greenland or the UK is your answer depends on whether you consider Greenland to be a country or not. It's an interesting one because Greenland is definitely not a territory or a province, which leaves being a country the only thing it could be. For this quiz, we have used the 196-country template of the Countries of the World quiz, but if you include the countries in the Countries 197 to 204 quiz as well, then Greenland would be the answer.
CardinalSin
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Level 82
Apr 2, 2022
So the answer is Denmark, not UK.
Countrymaster2
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Level 36
Mar 9, 2022
Isn't it uk(Montserrat) the nearest country to Antigua and Barbuda?
tshalla
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Level 78
Mar 9, 2022
I liked this.
Werifesteria
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Level 66
Mar 9, 2022
you said all island countries when what you meant was all countries without borders
Jerry928
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Level 76
Mar 9, 2022
Can you give me an example of one which is not also the other?
Werifesteria
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Level 66
Mar 9, 2022
ireland, haiti, etc
Jerry928
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Level 76
Mar 10, 2022
ok :)
CurtisNewton
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Level 60
Sep 13, 2024
I was wondering why Indonesia was not on the list, for exactly that reason.
CardinalSin
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Level 82
Apr 2, 2022
I have to say that the Seychelles doesn't seem to be the closest country to Madagascar to me. Mozambique, France (Mayotte and Reunion), Comoros and Mauritius - and possibly even Malawi - all look closer to me. Or am I missing something?
Jerry928
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Level 76
Apr 3, 2022
Assumption Island in the Seychelles is slightly closer to Madagascar than Nzwani in Comoros is.
Realpensylvanian
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Level 40
Jun 4, 2022
France on its way to be the closest nation to most island countries
Vil716
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Level 60
Oct 16, 2024
I don't think Australia should be considered an island because it's a continent. Also, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Brunei, Timor-Leste, Dominican Republic, Haiti, United Kingdom and Ireland Should be on this list. Since they consist only of islands.
Zyriden
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Level 86
Nov 9, 2025
Super fun quiz!

Would request that the time be extended though

Jerry928
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Level 76
Nov 19, 2025
OK, added another minute.
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