Countries that border China
China shares land borders with 14 countries: Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam.
Border notes: Hong Kong and Macau are grouped with China, so their boundaries with mainland China don’t count as international borders. Border rules
Quick facts
- Continent
- Asia
- Land neighbors
- 14, tied for the most of any country
- Daily puzzle
- Can appear as a Hard puzzle on Saturdays or Sundays.
Two borders away
These countries border China’s neighbors, but not China itself: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Iran, Cambodia, South Korea, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.