Which countries border Afghanistan?
Afghanistan shares a land border with six countries: China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. That is more than 123 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Afghanistan and its neighbours on a map
Afghanistan is shown in green and its six neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Afghanistan
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Afghanistan
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| China | 14 |
| Iran | 7 |
| Pakistan | 4 |
| Tajikistan | 4 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 |
| Uzbekistan | 5 |
Two borders away
These 15 countries border a neighbour of Afghanistan but not Afghanistan itself, so you cross exactly two borders to reach them by land.
Think you know your neighbours?
Border Chain gives you two countries and you connect them by naming neighbours, one border at a time. A new puzzle every day.
How far are you from Afghanistan?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator opens with Afghanistan already selected and measures the straight-line distance to its nearest border.
Questions
Which countries border Afghanistan?
Afghanistan shares a land border with six countries: China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
How many countries border Afghanistan?
Six. That is more than 123 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Afghanistan?
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Russia, Turkey and Vietnam. Each one borders a neighbour of Afghanistan without touching Afghanistan itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Afghanistan across water are not listed here, and neither are borders of overseas territories far from the mainland. This is the same list the Border Chain game plays with.
Countries with the most neighbours
Land borders as used by the Border Chain game, checked October 8, 2026. Country outlines from Natural Earth.