Which countries border Ecuador?
Ecuador shares a land border with two countries: Colombia and Peru. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Ecuador and its neighbours on a map
Ecuador is shown in green and its two neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Ecuador
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Ecuador
Two borders away
These five countries border a neighbour of Ecuador but not Ecuador 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 Ecuador?
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 Ecuador?
Ecuador shares a land border with two countries: Colombia and Peru.
How many countries border Ecuador?
Two. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Ecuador?
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Panama and Venezuela. Each one borders a neighbour of Ecuador without touching Ecuador itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Ecuador 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.