Which countries border Uruguay?
Uruguay shares a land border with two countries: Argentina and Brazil. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Uruguay and its neighbours on a map
Uruguay is shown in green and its two neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Uruguay
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Uruguay
Two borders away
These eight countries border a neighbour of Uruguay but not Uruguay 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 Uruguay?
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 Uruguay?
Uruguay shares a land border with two countries: Argentina and Brazil.
How many countries border Uruguay?
Two. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Uruguay?
Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. Each one borders a neighbour of Uruguay without touching Uruguay itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Uruguay 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.