Which countries border Cameroon?
Cameroon shares a land border with six countries: the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and the Republic of the Congo. That is more than 123 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Cameroon and its neighbours on a map
Cameroon is shown in green and its six neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Cameroon
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Cameroon
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Central African Republic | 6 |
| Chad | 6 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 |
| Gabon | 3 |
| Nigeria | 4 |
| Republic of the Congo | 5 |
Two borders away
These seven countries border a neighbour of Cameroon but not Cameroon 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 Cameroon?
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 Cameroon?
Cameroon shares a land border with six countries: the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and the Republic of the Congo.
How many countries border Cameroon?
Six. That is more than 123 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Cameroon?
Angola, Benin, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Niger, South Sudan and Sudan. Each one borders a neighbour of Cameroon without touching Cameroon itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Cameroon 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.