Which countries border Israel?
Israel shares a land border with five countries: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Israel and its neighbours on a map
Israel is shown in green and its five neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Israel
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Israel
Two borders away
These five countries border a neighbour of Israel but not Israel 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 Israel?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator opens with Israel already selected and measures the straight-line distance to its nearest border.
Questions
Which countries border Israel?
Israel shares a land border with five countries: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria.
How many countries border Israel?
Five. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Israel?
Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Turkey. Each one borders a neighbour of Israel without touching Israel itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Israel 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.