Which countries border Malaysia?
Malaysia shares a land border with three countries: Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Malaysia and its neighbours on a map
Malaysia is shown in green and its three neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Malaysia
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Malaysia
Two borders away
These five countries border a neighbour of Malaysia but not Malaysia 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 Malaysia?
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 Malaysia?
Malaysia shares a land border with three countries: Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand.
How many countries border Malaysia?
Three. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Malaysia?
Cambodia, East Timor, Laos, Myanmar and Papua New Guinea. Each one borders a neighbour of Malaysia without touching Malaysia itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Malaysia 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.