Which countries border Sudan?
Sudan shares a land border with seven countries: the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya and South Sudan. That is more than 138 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Sudan and its neighbours on a map
Sudan is shown in green and its seven neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Sudan
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Sudan
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Central African Republic | 6 |
| Chad | 6 |
| Egypt | 4 |
| Eritrea | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 6 |
| Libya | 6 |
| South Sudan | 6 |
Two borders away
These 13 countries border a neighbour of Sudan but not Sudan 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 Sudan?
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 Sudan?
Sudan shares a land border with seven countries: the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya and South Sudan.
How many countries border Sudan?
Seven. That is more than 138 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Sudan?
Algeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Israel, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine, the Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Tunisia and Uganda. Each one borders a neighbour of Sudan without touching Sudan itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Sudan 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.