Which countries border Peru?

Peru shares a land border with five countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.

Peru and its neighbours on a map

Peru is shown in green and its five neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.

  • Peru
  • Land neighbours

Every neighbour of Peru

CountryIts own land neighbours
Bolivia5
Brazil9
Chile3
Colombia5
Ecuador2

Two borders away

These seven countries border a neighbour of Peru but not Peru 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 Peru?

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 Peru?

Peru shares a land border with five countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador.

How many countries border Peru?

Five. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.

Which countries are two borders away from Peru?

Argentina, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. Each one borders a neighbour of Peru without touching Peru itself.

Are borders across the sea counted?

No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Peru 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

See every country and its neighbours

Land borders as used by the Border Chain game, checked October 8, 2026. Country outlines from Natural Earth.