Which countries border Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe shares a land border with four countries: Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. That is more than 72 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Zimbabwe and its neighbours on a map
Zimbabwe is shown in green and its four neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Zimbabwe
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Zimbabwe
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Botswana | 4 |
| Mozambique | 6 |
| South Africa | 6 |
| Zambia | 8 |
Two borders away
These seven countries border a neighbour of Zimbabwe but not Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe?
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 Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe shares a land border with four countries: Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia.
How many countries border Zimbabwe?
Four. That is more than 72 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Zimbabwe?
Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Tanzania. Each one borders a neighbour of Zimbabwe without touching Zimbabwe itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Zimbabwe 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.