Which countries border Burundi?
Burundi shares a land border with three countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Burundi and its neighbours on a map
Burundi is shown in green and its three neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Burundi
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Burundi
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9 |
| Rwanda | 4 |
| Tanzania | 8 |
Two borders away
These nine countries border a neighbour of Burundi but not Burundi 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 Burundi?
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 Burundi?
Burundi shares a land border with three countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania.
How many countries border Burundi?
Three. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Burundi?
Angola, the Central African Republic, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, the Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Uganda and Zambia. Each one borders a neighbour of Burundi without touching Burundi itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Burundi 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.