Last Updated on 5 June 2024
The following list is the Official Definitive List of the 200 best islands from around the world. I averaged 23 different ranked lists of “best or most beautiful islands” to get this definitive compilation. See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including the full spreadsheet and links to all 23 lists that were averaged.
- Bora Bora, French Polynesia
- Bali, Indonesia
- Palawan, Philippines
- Maui, Hawaii
- Santorini, Greece
- St. Lucia
- Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
- Maldives
- Kauai, Hawaii
- Zanzibar, Tanzania
- Saint Barthélemy
- La Digue, Seychelles
- Mallorca, Spain
- Tahiti, French Polynesia
- Aitutaki, Cook Islands
- Sardinia, Italy
- Isle of Skye, Scotland
- Canary Islands, Spain
- Hvar, Croatia
- Azores, Portugal
- Iceland
- Bermuda
- Capri, Italy
- Koh Samui, Thailand
- Boracay Island, Philippines
- Sri Lanka
- Crete, Greece
- Easter Island, Chile
- Dominica
- Whitsunday Islands, Australia
- Ischia, Italy
- Tasmania, Australia
- Fiji
- Cuba
- Mauritius
- Ibiza, Spain
- Ambergris Caye, Belize
- Grenada
- Ko Wua Talap, Thailand
- Lipsi, Greece
- Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Raiatea, French Polynesia
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Cook Islands
- Kangaroo Island, Australia
- Hokkaido, Japan
- Saba, Dutch Caribbean
- Hydra, Greece
- Harbour Island, Bahamas
- Madagascar
- Barbados
- Lofoten Islands, Norway
- Jamaica
- Dalmatian Islands, Croatia
- Malta
- Vancouver Island, Canada
- St. Kitts
- San Blas, Panama
- Eleuthera, Bahamas
- Isla Mujeres, Mexico
- Ko Phi Phi, Thailand
- South Island, New Zealand
- Aruba
- Moorea, French Polynesia
- Faroe Islands, Denmark
- Elba, Italy
- Hilton Head, South Carolina
- Isles of Scilly, England
- Pantelleria, Italy
- Providenciales, Turks & Caicos
- Tobago Cays, Grenadines
- Turks & Caicos
- Ko Tao, Thailand
- Hawaii, Hawaii
- Naxos, Greece
- Anguilla
- Fraser Island, Australia
- Cape Breton, Canada
- Koh Rong, Cambodia
- Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Corsica, France
- Gill Islands, Indonesia
- Mykonos, Greece
- Fulhadhoo, Maldives
- Cyprus
- Bazaruto, Mozambique
- Sicily, Italy
- Bay Islands, Honduras
- Foa, Tonga
- Ko Lipe, Thailand
- Madeira, Portugal
- Rangali Island, Maldives
- Yasawa Islands, Fiji
- Perhentian Islands, Malaysia
- Sao Miguel, Azores
- San Juan Island, Washington
- Santa Catalina, California
- Phuket, Thailand
- Svalbard, Norway
- St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Baa Atoll, Maldives
- Cat Ba Island, Vietnam
- Koh Mook, Thailand
- Marco Island, Florida
- Shetland Islands
- Curaçao
- Praslin Island, Seychelles
- Cape Verde
- Cocos Island, Costa Rica
- Upolu and Savai’i, Samoa
- Nevis
- Chiloé, Chile
- Fair Isle, Scotland
- Lewis and Harris, Scotland
- Tenerife, Spain
- Little Corn Island, Nicaragua
- Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
- Lord Howe Islands, Australia
- Vieques, Puerto Rico
- Salt Spring Island, Canada
- Procida, Italy
- Tetiaroa, French Polynesia
- Trinidad
- Tobago
- Dalmatian Islands, Australia
- Huahine, French Polynesia
- Laamu, Maldives
- Lanai, Hawaii
- Mackinac Island, Michigan
- Nosy Be, Madagascar
- Sea Island, Georgia
- Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
- Socotra, Yemen
- Fuerteventura, Spain
- Greenland
- Guna Yala Islands, Panama
- La Digue, Seychelles
- New Zealand
- Cyclades, Greece
- Lamu Island, Kenya
- Molokai, Hawaii
- Oahu, Hawaii
- Paros, Greece
- Samui, Thailand
- Aran Islands, Ireland
- Koh Yao Yai, Thailand
- Lizard Island, Australia
- Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
- Ibo, Mozambique
- Koh Tao, Thailand
- Rosario Islands, Colombia
- Texel, Netherlands
- Amelia Island, Florida
- Culebra, Puerto Rico
- Isle of Rùm, Scotland
- Andaman Islands, India
- Grenadines
- Isla de Providencia, Colombia
- Ithaca, Greece
- Taiwan
- Palm Island, Grenadines
- Robben Island, South Africa
- St. Helena
- île Aue Nattes, Madagascar
- Skellig Michael, Ireland
- Ko Kood, Thailand
- Bornholm, Denmark
- Holbox, Mexico
- Corfu, Greece
- Dominican Republic
- Grand Cayman
- Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands
- Falkland Islands
- Menorca, Spain
- Kodiak Island, Alaska
- Koh Trong Island, Cambodia
- Suwarrow, Cook Islands
- Okavango Delta, Botswana
- Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Vanuatu
- Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands
- Penang, Malaysia
- Martinique
- Yoron Island, Japan
- Isle of Man, United Kingdom
- Munroe Island, India
- Ilhabela, Brazil
- Samso, Denmark
- Haida Gwaii, Canada
- Los Roques, Venezuela
- Block Island, Rhode Island
- Bohol, Philippines
- Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Ilha Grande, Brazil
- Rügen, Germany
- Silhouette, Seychelles
- Isla Holbox, Mexico
- Petit Saint Vincent, Grenadines
- Kai Kecil, Indonesia
- Jersey and Guernsey, Channel Islands
