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