Which countries border Angola?
Angola shares a land border with four countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, the Republic of the Congo and Zambia. That is more than 72 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Angola and its neighbours on a map
Angola is shown in green and its four neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Angola
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Angola
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9 |
| Namibia | 4 |
| Republic of the Congo | 5 |
| Zambia | 8 |
Two borders away
These 13 countries border a neighbour of Angola but not Angola 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 Angola?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
Which countries border Angola?
Angola shares a land border with four countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, the Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
How many countries border Angola?
Four. That is more than 72 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Angola?
Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Each one borders a neighbour of Angola without touching Angola itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Angola 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.