The two largest and most populated islands of the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia, which have a fairly close surface area, belong to Italy.All the islands with an area of at least 12 square kilometers are located in just 4 regions, Sicily (9 total including the largest island), Sardinia (6), Tuscany (3) and Campania (only one).
The two southernmost Italian islands, Lampedusa and the smaller Lampione, are part of the African continent; in this ranking there are no islands neither of the Ionian Sea nor of the Adriatic, the largest ones are in fact respectively in Greece and Croatia.
| Island | Area (km²) |
Area (sq mi) |
Region |
| Sicily (1) | 25,426 | 9,817 | Sicily |
| Sardinia (2) | 23,813 | 9,194 | Sardinia |
| Elba | 223 | 86 | Tuscany |
| Sant'Antioco | 109 | 42 | Sardinia |
| Pantelleria | 83 | 32 | Sicily |
| San Pietro | 51.3 | 19.8 | Sardinia |
| Asinara (3) | 50.9 | 19.7 | Sardinia |
| Ischia | 46.3 | 17.9 | Campania |
| Lipari (4) | 37.3 | 14.4 | Sicily |
| Salina | 26.4 | 10.2 | Sicily |
| Giglio | 21.2 | 8.2 | Tuscany |
| Vulcano | 20.9 | 8.1 | Sicily |
| Lampedusa (5) | 20.2 | 7.8 | Sicily |
| La Maddalena | 20.1 | 7.8 | Sardinia |
| Favignana | 19.8 | 7.6 | Sicily |
| Capraia | 19.3 | 7.5 | Tuscany |
| Caprera | 15.8 | 6.1 | Sardinia |
| Maréttimo | 12.3 | 4.7 | Sicily |
| Stromboli | 12.2 | 4.7 | Sicily |
(1) It is the largest island in the Mediterranean and also the one in Europe where the highest altitude is reached (Etna 3,369 meters).
(2) Second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
(3) The largest uninhabited island in Italy, it only hosts workers with no stable residence.
(4) Alternative name of the Aeolian archipelago (115), of which it is the largest island.
(5) Here you find the southernmost point of Italy, Punta Pesce Spada; geographically it is part of Africa.