Which country has the most islands in the world?

 The country with the most islands in the world is Sweden.

Explanation:

• Number of Islands: Sweden has approximately 267,570 islands.
• These islands range from tiny rocky outcrops to large inhabited islands.
• Sweden’s coastline and archipelagos, especially around Stockholm and the Baltic Sea, are dotted with countless islands, many of which are uninhabited.

Why Sweden?

• The country’s geography is shaped by glacial activity during the last Ice Age, which created many islands through the rising and falling of land (a process called post-glacial rebound).
• The islands vary widely in size and are found along the extensive coastline and in lakes.

How it compares:

• Finland has around 178,000 islands (also a huge number).
• Other island-rich countries like Canada and Indonesia have fewer islands than Sweden when counted with the same criteria.