Which countries border Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan shares a land border with five countries: China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Kazakhstan and its neighbours on a map
Kazakhstan is shown in green and its five neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Kazakhstan
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| China | 14 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 |
| Russia | 14 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 |
| Uzbekistan | 5 |
Two borders away
These 22 countries border a neighbour of Kazakhstan but not Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
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 Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan shares a land border with five countries: China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
How many countries border Kazakhstan?
Five. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Kazakhstan?
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, India, Iran, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Vietnam. Each one borders a neighbour of Kazakhstan without touching Kazakhstan itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Kazakhstan 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.