Which countries border Botswana?
Botswana shares a land border with four countries: Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. That is more than 72 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Botswana and its neighbours on a map
Botswana is shown in green and its four neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Botswana
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Botswana
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Namibia | 4 |
| South Africa | 6 |
| Zambia | 8 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 |
Two borders away
These seven countries border a neighbour of Botswana but not Botswana 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 Botswana?
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 Botswana?
Botswana shares a land border with four countries: Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
How many countries border Botswana?
Four. That is more than 72 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Botswana?
Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. Each one borders a neighbour of Botswana without touching Botswana itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Botswana 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.