Which countries border the Netherlands?
The Netherlands shares a land border with two countries: Belgium and Germany. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
The Netherlands and its neighbours on a map
The Netherlands is shown in green and its two neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Netherlands
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of the Netherlands
Two borders away
These seven countries border a neighbour of the Netherlands but not the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator opens with Netherlands already selected and measures the straight-line distance to its nearest border.
Questions
Which countries border the Netherlands?
The Netherlands shares a land border with two countries: Belgium and Germany.
How many countries border the Netherlands?
Two. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from the Netherlands?
Austria, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Poland and Switzerland. Each one borders a neighbour of the Netherlands without touching the Netherlands itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face the Netherlands 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.