Which countries border Croatia?
Croatia shares a land border with five countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Croatia and its neighbours on a map
Croatia is shown in green and its five neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Croatia
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Croatia
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 |
| Hungary | 7 |
| Montenegro | 5 |
| Serbia | 8 |
| Slovenia | 4 |
Two borders away
These nine countries border a neighbour of Croatia but not Croatia 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 Croatia?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator opens with Croatia already selected and measures the straight-line distance to its nearest border.
Questions
Which countries border Croatia?
Croatia shares a land border with five countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.
How many countries border Croatia?
Five. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Croatia?
Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine. Each one borders a neighbour of Croatia without touching Croatia itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Croatia 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.