Which countries border Libya?
Libya shares a land border with six countries: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia. That is more than 123 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Libya and its neighbours on a map
Libya is shown in green and its six neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Libya
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Libya
Two borders away
These 13 countries border a neighbour of Libya but not Libya 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 Libya?
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 Libya?
Libya shares a land border with six countries: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia.
How many countries border Libya?
Six. That is more than 123 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Libya?
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Palestine and South Sudan. Each one borders a neighbour of Libya without touching Libya itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Libya 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.