Which countries border Yemen?

Yemen shares a land border with two countries: Oman and Saudi Arabia. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.

Yemen and its neighbours on a map

Yemen is shown in green and its two neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.

  • Yemen
  • Land neighbours

Every neighbour of Yemen

CountryIts own land neighbours
Oman3
Saudi Arabia7

Two borders away

These five countries border a neighbour of Yemen but not Yemen 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 Yemen?

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 Yemen?

Yemen shares a land border with two countries: Oman and Saudi Arabia.

How many countries border Yemen?

Two. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.

Which countries are two borders away from Yemen?

Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Each one borders a neighbour of Yemen without touching Yemen itself.

Are borders across the sea counted?

No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Yemen 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

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Land borders as used by the Border Chain game, checked October 8, 2026. Country outlines from Natural Earth.