Which countries border Namibia?
Namibia shares a land border with four countries: Angola, Botswana, South Africa and Zambia. That is more than 72 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Namibia and its neighbours on a map
Namibia is shown in green and its four neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Namibia
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Namibia
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Angola | 4 |
| Botswana | 4 |
| South Africa | 6 |
| Zambia | 8 |
Two borders away
These eight countries border a neighbour of Namibia but not Namibia 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 Namibia?
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 Namibia?
Namibia shares a land border with four countries: Angola, Botswana, South Africa and Zambia.
How many countries border Namibia?
Four. That is more than 72 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Namibia?
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, the Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Each one borders a neighbour of Namibia without touching Namibia itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Namibia 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.