Which countries border Mali?
Mali shares a land border with seven countries: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. That is more than 138 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Mali and its neighbours on a map
Mali is shown in green and its seven neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Mali
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Mali
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Algeria | 6 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 |
| Guinea | 6 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 |
| Mauritania | 4 |
| Niger | 7 |
| Senegal | 5 |
Two borders away
These 12 countries border a neighbour of Mali but not Mali 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 Mali?
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 Mali?
Mali shares a land border with seven countries: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal.
How many countries border Mali?
Seven. That is more than 138 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Mali?
Benin, Chad, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo and Tunisia. Each one borders a neighbour of Mali without touching Mali itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Mali 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.