The Americas: Countries and Territories with the Most Land Borders

Figures as of October 8, 2026

Rank	Country / Region	Capital	Borders	Population	Area
1	Brazil	Brasília	10 countries	≈214.2 million	≈8.52 million km²
2	Argentina	Buenos Aires	5 countries	≈46.5 million	≈2.78 million km²
3	Bolivia	Sucre	5 countries	≈11.4 million	≈1.10 million km²
4	Colombia	Bogotá	5 countries	≈53.4 million	≈1.14 million km²
5	Peru	Lima	5 countries	≈34.2 million	≈1.29 million km²
6	Guatemala	Guatemala City	4 countries	≈18.4 million	108,889 km²
7	Chile	Santiago	3 countries	≈20.2 million	756,102 km²
8	Guyana	Georgetown	3 countries	956,044	214,969 km²
9	Honduras	Tegucigalpa	3 countries	≈10.2 million	112,492 km²
10	Mexico	Mexico City	3 countries	≈131.2 million	≈1.96 million km²
11	Paraguay	Asunción	3 countries	≈6.1 million	406,752 km²
12	Suriname	Paramaribo	3 countries	616,500	163,820 km²
13	Venezuela	Caracas	3 countries	≈28.6 million	916,445 km²
14	Belize	Belmopan	2 countries	418,982	22,966 km²
15	Costa Rica	San José	2 countries	≈5.2 million	51,100 km²
16	Ecuador	Quito	2 countries	≈18.1 million	276,841 km²
17	French Guiana	Cayenne	2 countries	254,541	83,534 km²
18	Nicaragua	Managua	2 countries	≈6.9 million	130,373 km²
19	Panama	Panama City	2 countries	≈4.1 million	75,417 km²
20	El Salvador	San Salvador	2 countries	≈6.0 million	21,041 km²
21	United States	Washington, D.C.	2 countries	≈341.8 million	≈9.37 million km²
22	Uruguay	Montevideo	2 countries	≈3.5 million	181,034 km²
23	Canada	Ottawa	1 country	≈41.8 million	≈9.98 million km²
24	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	1 country	≈11.5 million	48,671 km²
25	Haiti	Port-au-Prince	1 country	≈11.9 million	27,750 km²
26	Saint Martin	Marigot	1 country	38,659	53 km²
27	Sint Maarten	Philipsburg	1 country	58,477	34 km²

This list was last updated on October 8, 2026. Includes overseas territories and other regions as well as independent countries. Population and area are rounded in the table; the country pages show the exact figures.