Which countries border Malawi?
Malawi shares a land border with three countries: Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Malawi and its neighbours on a map
Malawi is shown in green and its three neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Malawi
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Malawi
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Mozambique | 6 |
| Tanzania | 8 |
| Zambia | 8 |
Two borders away
These 11 countries border a neighbour of Malawi but not Malawi 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 Malawi?
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 Malawi?
Malawi shares a land border with three countries: Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia.
How many countries border Malawi?
Three. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Malawi?
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Each one borders a neighbour of Malawi without touching Malawi itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Malawi 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.