Countries With the Most Land Borders

🇨🇳 China tops the list, with 16.

Some countries touch a remarkable number of neighbours. This list ranks countries by how many other countries they share a land border with.

#	Country	Land borders
1	China	16
2	Russia	14
3	Brazil	10
4	DR Congo	9
5	Germany	9
6	Austria	8
7	France	8
8	Serbia	8
9	Tanzania	8
10	Türkiye	8
11	Zambia	8
12	Algeria	7
13	Hungary	7
14	Iran	7
15	Mali	7
16	Niger	7
17	Poland	7
18	Saudi Arabia	7
19	Sudan	7
20	Ukraine	7
21	Afghanistan	6
22	Burkina Faso	6
23	Cameroon	6
24	Central African Republic	6
25	Chad	6
26	Ethiopia	6
27	Guinea	6
28	India	6
29	Iraq	6
30	Italy	6
31	Libya	6
32	Mozambique	6
33	South Africa	6
34	South Sudan	6
35	Argentina	5
36	Azerbaijan	5
37	Belarus	5
38	Bolivia	5
39	Bulgaria	5
40	Colombia	5

Area and border data from open datasets; population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL). Full sources and vintage on the data page.