Which countries border Iraq?
Iraq shares a land border with six countries: Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey. That is more than 123 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Iraq and its neighbours on a map
Iraq is shown in green and its six neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Iraq
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Iraq
Two borders away
These 15 countries border a neighbour of Iraq but not Iraq 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 Iraq?
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 Iraq?
Iraq shares a land border with six countries: Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey.
How many countries border Iraq?
Six. That is more than 123 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Iraq?
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Each one borders a neighbour of Iraq without touching Iraq itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Iraq 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.