Which countries border Mongolia?
Mongolia shares a land border with two countries: China and Russia. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Mongolia and its neighbours on a map
Mongolia is shown in green and its two neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Mongolia
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Mongolia
Two borders away
These 22 countries border a neighbour of Mongolia but not Mongolia 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 Mongolia?
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 Mongolia?
Mongolia shares a land border with two countries: China and Russia.
How many countries border Mongolia?
Two. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Mongolia?
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Vietnam. Each one borders a neighbour of Mongolia without touching Mongolia itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Mongolia 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.