Which countries border Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia shares a land border with seven countries: Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. That is more than 138 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Saudi Arabia and its neighbours on a map
Saudi Arabia is shown in green and its seven neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Saudi Arabia
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Saudi Arabia
Two borders away
These five countries border a neighbour of Saudi Arabia but not Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
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 Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia shares a land border with seven countries: Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
How many countries border Saudi Arabia?
Seven. That is more than 138 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Saudi Arabia?
Iran, Israel, Palestine, Syria and Turkey. Each one borders a neighbour of Saudi Arabia without touching Saudi Arabia itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Saudi Arabia 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.