Which countries border Senegal?
Senegal shares a land border with five countries: the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Mauritania. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Senegal and its neighbours on a map
Senegal is shown in green and its five neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Senegal
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Senegal
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Gambia | 1 |
| Guinea | 6 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2 |
| Mali | 7 |
| Mauritania | 4 |
Two borders away
These seven countries border a neighbour of Senegal but not Senegal 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 Senegal?
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 Senegal?
Senegal shares a land border with five countries: the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Mauritania.
How many countries border Senegal?
Five. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Senegal?
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Morocco, Niger and Sierra Leone. Each one borders a neighbour of Senegal without touching Senegal itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Senegal 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.