Countries by Border Neighbors
Complete ranking of 230 countries • count • Data refreshed May 28, 2026
Leader
China
Field size
230 countries
Lowest rank
Samoa
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About Border Neighbors Rankings
China leads all 230 countries in Border Neighbors with a value of 16 count, while Samoa ranks last at 0 count. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.
What Border Neighbors Measures
Number of TerraBrawl countries or territories that share a land border in the Natural Earth/World Atlas map topology.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Border Neighbors across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0 count (Samoa) to 16 count (China) — an infinitely large difference across 230 countries.
Regional Patterns
European countries lead with 9 entries in the top 20, though representation spans multiple continents. Regional factors clearly play a role, but outliers from other parts of the world show that national policy and geography matter as much as continental trends.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 0 count to 4.00 count. The overall spread from 0 count to 16 count reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: China and Russia are separated by only 14%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Border Neighbors
The 5 strongest Border Neighbors reads.
Lowest Border Neighbors
The 5 lowest Border Neighbors reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from Natural Earth, covering 230 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
