Which countries border Bhutan?
Bhutan shares a land border with two countries: China and India. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Bhutan and its neighbours on a map
Bhutan is shown in green and its two neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Bhutan
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Bhutan
Two borders away
These 13 countries border a neighbour of Bhutan but not Bhutan 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 Bhutan?
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 Bhutan?
Bhutan shares a land border with two countries: China and India.
How many countries border Bhutan?
Two. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Bhutan?
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Vietnam. Each one borders a neighbour of Bhutan without touching Bhutan itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Bhutan 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.