Which countries border Eswatini?
Eswatini shares a land border with two countries: Mozambique and South Africa. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Eswatini and its neighbours on a map
Eswatini is shown in green and its two neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Eswatini
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Eswatini
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Mozambique | 6 |
| South Africa | 6 |
Two borders away
These seven countries border a neighbour of Eswatini but not Eswatini 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 Eswatini?
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 Eswatini?
Eswatini shares a land border with two countries: Mozambique and South Africa.
How many countries border Eswatini?
Two. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Eswatini?
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Each one borders a neighbour of Eswatini without touching Eswatini itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Eswatini 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.