Which countries border El Salvador?
El Salvador shares a land border with two countries: Guatemala and Honduras. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
El Salvador and its neighbours on a map
El Salvador is shown in green and its two neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- El Salvador
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of El Salvador
Two borders away
These three countries border a neighbour of El Salvador but not El Salvador 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 El Salvador?
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 El Salvador?
El Salvador shares a land border with two countries: Guatemala and Honduras.
How many countries border El Salvador?
Two. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from El Salvador?
Belize, Mexico and Nicaragua. Each one borders a neighbour of El Salvador without touching El Salvador itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face El Salvador 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.