Which countries border Guinea?
Guinea shares a land border with six countries: Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. That is more than 123 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Guinea and its neighbours on a map
Guinea is shown in green and its six neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Guinea
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Guinea
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 |
| Liberia | 3 |
| Mali | 7 |
| Senegal | 5 |
| Sierra Leone | 2 |
Two borders away
These six countries border a neighbour of Guinea but not Guinea 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 Guinea?
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 Guinea?
Guinea shares a land border with six countries: Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
How many countries border Guinea?
Six. That is more than 123 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Guinea?
Algeria, Burkina Faso, the Gambia, Ghana, Mauritania and Niger. Each one borders a neighbour of Guinea without touching Guinea itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Guinea 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.