Which countries border Kenya?
Kenya shares a land border with five countries: Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Kenya and its neighbours on a map
Kenya is shown in green and its five neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Kenya
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Kenya
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6 |
| Somalia | 3 |
| South Sudan | 6 |
| Tanzania | 8 |
| Uganda | 5 |
Two borders away
These ten countries border a neighbour of Kenya but not Kenya 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 Kenya?
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 Kenya?
Kenya shares a land border with five countries: Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
How many countries border Kenya?
Five. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Kenya?
Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan and Zambia. Each one borders a neighbour of Kenya without touching Kenya itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Kenya 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.