Which countries border Guyana?

Guyana shares a land border with three countries: Brazil, Suriname and Venezuela. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.

Guyana and its neighbours on a map

Guyana is shown in green and its three neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.

  • Guyana
  • Land neighbours

Every neighbour of Guyana

CountryIts own land neighbours
Brazil9
Suriname2
Venezuela3

Two borders away

These six countries border a neighbour of Guyana but not Guyana itself, so you cross exactly two borders to reach them by land.

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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 Guyana?

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 Guyana?

Guyana shares a land border with three countries: Brazil, Suriname and Venezuela.

How many countries border Guyana?

Three. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.

Which countries are two borders away from Guyana?

Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Each one borders a neighbour of Guyana without touching Guyana itself.

Are borders across the sea counted?

No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Guyana 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

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Land borders as used by the Border Chain game, checked October 8, 2026. Country outlines from Natural Earth.