Which countries border Vietnam?
Vietnam shares a land border with three countries: Cambodia, China and Laos. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Vietnam and its neighbours on a map
Vietnam is shown in green and its three neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Vietnam
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Vietnam
Two borders away
These 13 countries border a neighbour of Vietnam but not Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator opens with Vietnam already selected and measures the straight-line distance to its nearest border.
Questions
Which countries border Vietnam?
Vietnam shares a land border with three countries: Cambodia, China and Laos.
How many countries border Vietnam?
Three. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Vietnam?
Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Thailand. Each one borders a neighbour of Vietnam without touching Vietnam itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Vietnam 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.