neighbouring countries. It includes land
borders associated with
. Countries
connected only by bridges or tunnels are not counted.
. .
| Country / Territory |
Number of neighbouring countries |
Neighbouring countries |
Notes |
Russia |
16 |
Norway , Finland , Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania , Poland ,
Belarus , Ukraine , Georgia , Abkhazia , South
Ossetia ,
Azerbaijan , Kazakhstan , the People's Republic of China , Mongolia , North
Korea |
Borders with Lithuania and Poland are in Kaliningrad
exclave
South Ossetia and Abkhazia are disputed territories |
|
People's Republic of China |
14 |
, , , , , , , , , , , , , |
|
|
France |
11 |
Belgium , Luxembourg , Germany , Switzerland , Italy , Monaco , Andorra , Spain , Brazil , Suriname , Netherlands |
Includes overseas departments of French Guyana and Saint-Martin. Border with Brazil and Suriname through French Guyana . Border with Netherlands at Saint-Martin with
Netherlands
Antilles |
Brazil |
10 |
, , , , , , , , , |
Border with France through French Guyana |
Democratic Republic of the
Congo |
9 |
Central African Republic , Sudan , Uganda, Rwanda , Burundi , Zambia ,Angola , Republic of
the Congo , Tanzania |
|
Germany |
9 |
Poland , Denmark , France , Belgium , Netherlands , Luxembourg , Austria , Switzerland , Czech
Republic |
|
Sudan |
9 |
Egypt , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Kenya , Uganda, Democratic Republic of the
Congo , Central African Republic , Chad , Libya |
|
Serbia |
8 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia , Hungary , Albania , Macedonia , Montenegro , Romania , Kosovo |
|
Austria |
8 |
Czech Republic , Germany , Hungary , Italy , Liechtenstein , Slovakia , Slovenia , Switzerland |
|
| Tanzania |
8 |
Burundi , Democratic Republic of the
Congo , Kenya , Malawi , Mozambique , Rwanda , Uganda, Zambia |
|
Turkey |
8 |
, , , , , , , |
|
Zambia |
8 |
Angola , Botswana , Democratic Republic of the
Congo , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
|
Algeria |
7 |
Libya , Mali , Mauritania , Morocco , Niger , Tunisia , Western
Sahara |
Western Sahara is mostly occupied by Morocco. |
Hungary |
7 |
Austria , Croatia , Romania , Serbia , Slovakia , Slovenia , Ukraine |
|
Iran |
7 |
Afghanistan , Armenia , Azerbaijan , Iraq , Pakistan , Turkey , Turkmenistan |
|
Mali |
7 |
Algeria , Burkina
Faso , Côte d'Ivoire , Mauritania , Niger , Guinea , Senegal |
|
Niger |
7 |
Algeria , Benin , Burkina Faso , Chad , Libya , Mali , Nigeria |
|
Poland |
7 |
Belarus , Czech
Republic , Germany , Lithuania , Russia , Slovakia , Ukraine |
Border with Russia is at Kaliningrad
Oblast |
Saudi Arabia |
7 |
Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Oman , Qatar , United Arab
Emirates , Yemen |
|
Ukraine |
7 |
Belarus , Hungary , Moldova , Poland , Romania , Russia , Slovakia |
|
Afghanistan |
6 |
People's Republic of China , Iran , Pakistan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan |
|
Burkina Faso |
6 |
Benin , Côte
d'Ivoire , Ghana , Mali , Niger , Togo |
|
Cameroon |
6 |
Nigeria , Chad , Central
African Republic , Republic of Congo , Gabon , Equatorial
Guinea |
|
Chad |
6 |
Cameroon , Central African Republic , Libya , Niger , Nigeria , Sudan |
|
Guinea |
6 |
Côte d'Ivoire , Guinea-Bissau , Liberia , Mali , Sierra Leone , Senegal |
|
India |
6 |
, ,
the People's
Republic of China , , , Pakistan . |
|
Iraq |
6 |
Iran , Jordan , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Turkey |
|
Italy |
6 |
France , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , Vatican
City , San
Marino |
|
Libya |
6 |
Algeria , Chad , Egypt , Niger , Sudan , Tunisia |
|
Mozambique |
6 |
Malawi , South Africa, Swaziland , Tanzania, Zambia , Zimbabwe |
|
| South Africa |
6 |
Botswana , Lesotho , Mozambique , Namibia , Swaziland , Zimbabwe |
|
Argentina |
5 |
Chile , Brazil , Uruguay , Paraguay , Bolivia |
|
Azerbaijan |
5 |
Turkey , Iran , Georgia , Russia , Armenia |
|
Belarus |
5 |
Latvia , Lithuania , Poland , Russia , Ukraine |
|
Bolivia |
5 |
Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Paraguay , Peru |
|
Bulgaria |
5 |
Greece , Macedonia , Romania , Serbia , Turkey |
|
Central African Republic |
5 |
Cameroon , Chad , Republic of
the Congo , Democratic Republic of the
Congo , Sudan |
|
Colombia |
5 |
Ecuador , Brazil , Panama , Peru , Venezuela |
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
5 |
Burkina Faso , Ghana , Guinea , Liberia , Mali |
|
Croatia |
5 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Hungary , Montenegro , Serbia , Slovenia |
|
Ethiopia |
5 |
Djibouti , Eritrea , Kenya , Somalia , Sudan |
|
Kazakhstan |
5 |
the
People's
Republic of China , Kyrgyzstan , Russia , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan |
|
Kenya |
5 |
Ethiopia , Tanzania, Somalia , Sudan , Uganda |
|
Laos |
5 |
Cambodia , the People's Republic of China , Myanmar , Thailand , Vietnam |
|
Macedonia |
5 |
Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Kosovo , Serbia |
|
Montenegro |
5 |
Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Kosovo , Serbia |
|
Myanmar |
5 |
Bangladesh , the People's Republic of China , , Laos , Thailand |
|
Peru |
5 |
Chile , Brazil , Ecuador , Bolivia , Colombia |
|
Romania |
5 |
Bulgaria , Hungary , Republic of Moldova , Serbia , Ukraine |
|
Senegal |
5 |
Gambia , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Mauritania , Mali |
|
Slovakia |
5 |
Austria , Czech
Republic , Hungary , Poland , Ukraine |
|
Spain |
5 |
Andorra , France , Portugal , Morocco , Gibraltar |
|
Switzerland |
5 |
Austria , France , Germany , Italy , Liechtenstein |
|
Syria |
5 |
Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Turkey |
|
| Uganda |
5 |
Democratic Republic of the
Congo , Kenya , Rwanda , Sudan , Tanzania |
|
Uzbekistan |
5 |
Afghanistan , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan |
|
Jordan |
5 |
, , , , |
|
Albania |
4 |
Greece , Macedonia , Montenegro , Kosovo |
|
Armenia |
4 |
Azerbaijan , Georgia , Iran , Turkey |
Also
the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan |
Belgium |
4 |
France , Germany , Luxembourg , The
Netherlands |
|
Benin |
4 |
Burkina Faso , Niger , Nigeria , Togo |
|
Republic of the Congo |
5 |
Angola , Cameroon , Central African Republic , Democratic Republic of the
Congo , Gabon |
|
Czech Republic |
4 |
Austria , Germany , Poland , Slovakia |
|
Georgia |
4 |
Armenia , Azerbaijan , Russia , Turkey |
|
Greece |
4 |
Albania , Bulgaria , Macedonia , Turkey |
|
Guatemala |
4 |
Belize , El
Salvador , Honduras , Mexico |
|
Israel |
4 |
Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Syria |
|
Kosovo |
4 |
Serbia , Montenegro , Albania , Macedonia |
Independence of Kosovo is disputed |
Kyrgyzstan |
4 |
China , Kazakhstan , Tajikistan , Uzbekistan |
|
Latvia |
4 |
Belarus , Estonia , Lithuania , Russia |
|
Lithuania |
4 |
Belarus , Latvia , Poland , Russia |
Border with Russia is at Kaliningrad Oblast |
Mauritania |
4 |
Algeria , Mali , Senegal , Western Sahara |
Morocco occupies Western Sahara , which borders Mauritania |
Namibia |
4 |
Angola , Botswana , South Africa,
Zambia |
|
Nigeria |
4 |
Benin , Cameroon , Chad , Niger |
|
Pakistan |
4 |
,
the People's Republic of China , Afghanistan , Iran |
|
Rwanda |
4 |
Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi , Democratic Republic of
Congo |
|
Slovenia |
4 |
Austria , Croatia , Hungary , Italy |
|
Tajikistan |
4 |
Afghanistan , China , Kyrgyzstan , Uzbekistan |
|
Thailand |
4 |
Cambodia , Laos , Malaysia , Myanmar |
|
Turkmenistan |
4 |
Afghanistan , Iran , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan |
|
Egypt |
4 |
Israel , Libya , Palestine, Sudan |
|
Botswana |
4 |
Namibia , South Africa,
Zambia , Zimbabwe |
|
Zimbabwe |
4 |
Botswana , Mozambique , South Africa,
Zambia |
|
Chile |
3 |
Argentina , Bolivia , Peru |
|
Angola |
4 |
DR
Congo , Namibia , Zambia , Republic of the Congo |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 |
Croatia , Montenegro , Serbia |
|
Burundi |
3 |
DR
Congo , Rwanda , Tanzania |
|
Cambodia |
3 |
Laos , Thailand , Vietnam |
|
Djibouti |
3 |
Eritrea , Ethiopia , Somalia |
|
Eritrea |
3 |
Djibouti , Ethiopia , Sudan |
|
Finland |
3 |
Norway , Russia , Sweden |
|
Gabon |
3 |
Cameroon , Republic of the Congo , Equatorial Guinea |
|
Ghana |
3 |
Burkina Faso , Côte d'Ivoire , Togo |
|
Guyana |
3 |
Brazil , Suriname , Venezuela |
|
Honduras |
3 |
El Salvador , Guatemala , Nicaragua |
|
Indonesia |
3 |
East Timor , Malaysia , Papua New Guinea |
|
Liberia |
3 |
Côte d'Ivoire , Guinea , Sierra Leone |
|
Luxembourg |
3 |
Belgium , France , Germany |
|
Malaysia |
3 |
Brunei , Indonesia , Thailand |
|
Malawi |
3 |
Mozambique , Tanzania, Zambia |
|
Mexico |
3 |
Belize , Guatemala , United States |
|
Netherlands |
3 |
Belgium , France , Germany |
Border with France is at Saint
Martin |
North Korea |
3 |
the
People's
Republic of China , Russia , South
Korea |
|
Norway |
3 |
Finland , Russia , Sweden |
|
Oman |
3 |
United Arab Emirates , Saudi
Arabia , Yemen |
|
Paraguay |
3 |
Bolivia , Brazil , Argentina |
|
Somalia |
3 |
Djibouti , Ethiopia , Kenya |
|
Suriname |
3 |
Brazil , France , Guyana |
Border with France through French
Guyana |
Togo |
3 |
Benin , Burkina Faso , Ghana |
|
Venezuela |
3 |
Colombia , Brazil , Guyana |
|
Vietnam |
3 |
Cambodia , People's Republic of China , Laos |
|
Western Sahara |
3 |
Algeria , Mauritania , Morocco |
|
Abkhazia |
2 |
Russia , Georgia |
The independence of Abkhazia is disputed |
Andorra |
2 |
France , Spain |
|
Bangladesh |
2 |
,
Myanmar |
|
Belize |
2 |
Guatemala , Mexico |
|
Bhutan |
2 |
People's Republic of China , |
|
Costa Rica |
2 |
Nicaragua , Panama |
|
Ecuador |
2 |
Colombia , Peru |
|
El Salvador |
2 |
Guatemala , Honduras |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
2 |
Cameroon , Gabon |
|
Estonia |
2 |
Latvia , Russia |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
2 |
Guinea , Senegal |
|
Kuwait |
2 |
Iraq , Saudi Arabia |
|
Lebanon |
2 |
Israel , Syria |
|
Liechtenstein |
2 |
Austria , Switzerland |
|
Moldova |
2 |
Romania , Ukraine |
|
Mongolia |
2 |
the
People's
Republic of China , Russia |
|
Morocco |
2 |
Algeria , Spain |
Border with Spain by virtue of the two
Spanish enclaves on the African continent, Ceuta and Melilla . Note that Morocco also borders Western
Sahara ; were Morocco's claims to that land accepted,
it would also border Mauritania |
Nepal |
2 |
the
People's
Republic of China , |
|
Nicaragua |
2 |
Costa Rica , Honduras |
|
Panama |
2 |
Colombia , Costa
Rica |
|
Sierra Leone |
2 |
Guinea , Liberia |
|
South Ossetia |
2 |
Russia , Georgia |
The independence of South Ossetia is disputed |
Swaziland |
2 |
South Africa,
Mozambique |
|
Sweden |
2 |
Finland , Norway |
|
Tunisia |
2 |
Algeria , Libya |
|
United Arab Emirates |
2 |
Saudi Arabia , Oman |
|
United States |
2 |
Canada , Mexico |
|
Uruguay |
2 |
Argentina , Brazil |
|
Yemen |
2 |
Oman , Saudi Arabia |
|
Akrotiri and Dhekelia |
1 |
Cyprus |
Akrotiri and Dhekelia are Sovereign Base Areas of the United
Kingdom. |
Brunei |
1 |
Malaysia |
|
Canada |
1 |
United States |
|
Cyprus |
1 |
Akrotiri and Dhekelia |
The Sovereign Base Areas of
Akrotiri and Dhekelia are under British sovereignty. |
Denmark |
1 |
Germany |
|
Dominican Republic |
1 |
Haiti |
|
East Timor |
1 |
Indonesia |
|
Gambia |
1 |
Senegal |
|
Gibraltar |
1 |
Spain |
. Gibraltar is a British
Overseas Territory. |
|
1 |
United Kingdom |
|
Haiti |
1 |
Dominican Republic |
|
Lesotho |
1 |
South Africa |
|
Monaco |
1 |
France |
|
Papua New Guinea |
1 |
Indonesia |
|
Portugal |
1 |
Spain |
|
Qatar |
1 |
|
|
San Marino |
1 |
|
|
South Korea |
1 |
|
|
United Kingdom |
1 |
|
|
Vatican City |
1 |
Italy |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
0 |
|
|
| Australia |
0 |
|
|
Bahamas |
0 |
|
|
Bahrain |
0 |
|
|
Barbados |
0 |
|
|
Cape Verde |
0 |
|
|
Republic of China (Taiwan) |
0 |
|
|
Comoros |
0 |
|
|
Cuba |
0 |
|
|
Dominica |
0 |
|
|
Federated States of
Micronesia |
0 |
|
|
Fiji |
0 |
|
|
Grenada |
0 |
|
|
Iceland |
0 |
|
|
Jamaica |
0 |
|
|
Japan |
0 |
|
|
Kiribati |
0 |
|
|
Madagascar |
0 |
|
|
Maldives |
0 |
|
|
Malta |
0 |
|
|
Marshall Islands |
0 |
|
|
Mauritius |
0 |
|
|
| Nauru |
0 |
|
|
New Zealand |
0 |
|
|
Palau |
0 |
|
|
Philippines |
0 |
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
0 |
|
|
Saint Lucia |
0 |
|
|
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines |
0 |
|
|
Samoa |
0 |
|
|
São Tomé
and Príncipe |
0 |
|
|
Seychelles |
0 |
|
|
Singapore |
0 |
|
|
Solomon Islands |
0 |
|
|
Sri
Lanka |
0 |
|
|
Tonga |
0 |
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
0 |
|
|
Tuvalu |
0 |
|
|
Vanuatu |
0 |
|
|