Which countries border Somalia?
Somalia shares a land border with three countries: Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Somalia and its neighbours on a map
Somalia is shown in green and its three neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Somalia
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Somalia
Two borders away
These five countries border a neighbour of Somalia but not Somalia 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 Somalia?
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 Somalia?
Somalia shares a land border with three countries: Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya.
How many countries border Somalia?
Three. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Somalia?
Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Each one borders a neighbour of Somalia without touching Somalia itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Somalia 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.