Which countries border Laos?
Laos shares a land border with five countries: Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Laos and its neighbours on a map
Laos is shown in green and its five neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Laos
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Laos
Two borders away
These 13 countries border a neighbour of Laos but not Laos 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 Laos?
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 Laos?
Laos shares a land border with five countries: Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
How many countries border Laos?
Five. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Laos?
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia and Tajikistan. Each one borders a neighbour of Laos without touching Laos itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Laos 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.