Which countries border Guatemala?
Guatemala shares a land border with four countries: Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico. That is more than 72 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Guatemala and its neighbours on a map
Guatemala is shown in green and its four neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Guatemala
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Guatemala
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Belize | 2 |
| El Salvador | 2 |
| Honduras | 3 |
| Mexico | 3 |
Two borders away
These two countries border a neighbour of Guatemala but not Guatemala 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 Guatemala?
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 Guatemala?
Guatemala shares a land border with four countries: Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico.
How many countries border Guatemala?
Four. That is more than 72 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Guatemala?
Nicaragua and the United States. Each one borders a neighbour of Guatemala without touching Guatemala itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Guatemala 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.