What Country Has The Most States Or Provinces?

What Country Has The Most States Or Provinces? The Philippines, at #1 with 196 provinces and chartered cities (both considered their top administrative divisions) probably has few people memorizing all of them. What countries have states not provinces? Country Has States 2021 Population Australia Yes 25,788,215 South Sudan Yes 11,381,378 Micronesia Yes 116,254 Palau Yes