Which countries border Palestine?
Palestine shares a land border with three countries: Egypt, Israel and Jordan. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Palestine and its neighbours on a map
Palestine is shown in green and its three neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Palestine
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Palestine
Two borders away
These six countries border a neighbour of Palestine but not Palestine 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 Palestine?
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 Palestine?
Palestine shares a land border with three countries: Egypt, Israel and Jordan.
How many countries border Palestine?
Three. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Palestine?
Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Syria. Each one borders a neighbour of Palestine without touching Palestine itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Palestine 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.