Which countries border Uganda?
Uganda shares a land border with five countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Tanzania. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Uganda and its neighbours on a map
Uganda is shown in green and its five neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Uganda
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Uganda
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9 |
| Kenya | 5 |
| Rwanda | 4 |
| South Sudan | 6 |
| Tanzania | 8 |
Two borders away
These ten countries border a neighbour of Uganda but not Uganda 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 Uganda?
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 Uganda?
Uganda shares a land border with five countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Tanzania.
How many countries border Uganda?
Five. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Uganda?
Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, the Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Sudan and Zambia. Each one borders a neighbour of Uganda without touching Uganda itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Uganda 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.