Which countries border Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone shares a land border with two countries: Guinea and Liberia. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Sierra Leone and its neighbours on a map
Sierra Leone is shown in green and its two neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Sierra Leone
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Sierra Leone
Two borders away
These four countries border a neighbour of Sierra Leone but not Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone?
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 Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone shares a land border with two countries: Guinea and Liberia.
How many countries border Sierra Leone?
Two. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Sierra Leone?
Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali and Senegal. Each one borders a neighbour of Sierra Leone without touching Sierra Leone itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Sierra Leone 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.