Archive · 7 Jan 2026
China and Russia Share Borders with 14 Countries Each
China and Russia are the only two countries in the world that share their land borders with 14 other countries.
This makes them the most geographically connected nations.
China's neighbors include countries like India, Pakistan, and Vietnam, while Russia's neighbors include Norway, Finland, and China.
Their large size and position across continents help them have so many neighbors.
Other countries with many neighbors include Brazil, Germany, France, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Russia has the second-longest continuous land border system in the world, stretching over 20,000 kilometers.
China and Russia are the only two countries that share borders with 14 other countries each.
China's neighbors include India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia, Mongolia, North Korea, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam.
Russia's neighbors include Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, and North Korea.
Russia has the second-longest continuous land border system, stretching over 20,000 kilometers.
Other countries with many neighbors include Brazil and Germany with nine each, and France, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo with eight each.
- Who
- China and Russia
- What
- Share borders with 14 countries each
- When
- Data compiled by World Atlas
- Where
- Asia and Europe
- Why
- Due to their vast territorial span across continents
- Countries with 14 neighbors
- China, Russia
- Countries with 9 neighbors
- Brazil, Germany
- Countries with 8 neighbors
- France, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo
- China's neighbors
- India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia, Mongolia, North Korea, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam
- Russia's neighbors
- Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, North Korea
- Russia's border length
- Over 20,000 kilometers
- Source of data
- World Atlas