Which countries border Benin?
Benin shares a land border with four countries: Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and Togo. That is more than 72 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Benin and its neighbours on a map
Benin is shown in green and its four neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Benin
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Benin
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 6 |
| Niger | 7 |
| Nigeria | 4 |
| Togo | 3 |
Two borders away
These seven countries border a neighbour of Benin but not Benin 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 Benin?
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 Benin?
Benin shares a land border with four countries: Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and Togo.
How many countries border Benin?
Four. That is more than 72 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Benin?
Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Libya and Mali. Each one borders a neighbour of Benin without touching Benin itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Benin 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.