Which countries border Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso shares a land border with six countries: Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger and Togo. That is more than 123 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Burkina Faso and its neighbours on a map
Burkina Faso is shown in green and its six neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Burkina Faso
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Burkina Faso
Two borders away
These eight countries border a neighbour of Burkina Faso but not Burkina Faso itself, so you cross exactly two borders to reach them by land.
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How far are you from Burkina Faso?
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 Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso shares a land border with six countries: Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger and Togo.
How many countries border Burkina Faso?
Six. That is more than 123 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Burkina Faso?
Algeria, Chad, Guinea, Liberia, Libya, Mauritania, Nigeria and Senegal. Each one borders a neighbour of Burkina Faso without touching Burkina Faso itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Burkina Faso 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.