Asia: Countries and Territories with the Most Land Borders

Figures as of October 8, 2026

Rank	Country / Region	Capital	Borders	Population	Area
1	China	Beijing	16 countries	≈1.40 billion	≈9.71 million km²
2	Turkey	Ankara	8 countries	≈86.1 million	783,562 km²
3	Iran	Tehran	7 countries	≈87.1 million	≈1.65 million km²
4	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	7 countries	≈35.3 million	≈2.15 million km²
5	Afghanistan	Kabul	6 countries	≈43.8 million	652,230 km²
6	India	New Delhi	6 countries	≈1.43 billion	≈3.29 million km²
7	Iraq	Baghdad	6 countries	≈46.1 million	438,317 km²
8	Azerbaijan	Baku	5 countries	≈10.3 million	86,600 km²
9	Israel	Jerusalem	5 countries	≈10.3 million	20,770 km²
10	Jordan	Amman	5 countries	≈11.9 million	89,342 km²
11	Kazakhstan	Astana	5 countries	≈20.6 million	≈2.72 million km²
12	Laos	Vientiane	5 countries	≈7.7 million	236,800 km²
13	Myanmar	Naypyidaw	5 countries	≈51.4 million	676,578 km²
14	Syria	Damascus	5 countries	≈26.5 million	185,180 km²
15	Uzbekistan	Tashkent	5 countries	≈39.0 million	447,400 km²
16	Armenia	Yerevan	4 countries	≈3.1 million	29,743 km²
17	Georgia	Tbilisi	4 countries	≈3.7 million	69,700 km²
18	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	4 countries	≈7.4 million	199,951 km²
19	Pakistan	Islamabad	4 countries	≈241.5 million	881,912 km²
20	Thailand	Bangkok	4 countries	≈70.3 million	513,120 km²
21	Tajikistan	Dushanbe	4 countries	≈10.7 million	143,100 km²
22	Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	4 countries	≈7.1 million	488,100 km²
23	Indonesia	Jakarta	3 countries	≈288.3 million	≈1.90 million km²
24	Cambodia	Phnom Penh	3 countries	≈17.8 million	181,035 km²
25	North Korea	Pyongyang	3 countries	≈25.9 million	120,538 km²
26	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	3 countries	≈34.4 million	330,803 km²
27	Oman	Muscat	3 countries	≈5.4 million	309,500 km²
28	Palestine	Ramallah	3 countries	≈5.6 million	6,220 km²
29	Vietnam	Hanoi	3 countries	102.3 million	331,212 km²
30	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	2 countries	≈11.0 million	83,600 km²
31	Bangladesh	Dhaka	2 countries	≈169.8 million	147,570 km²
32	Bhutan	Thimphu	2 countries	790,718	38,394 km²
33	Kuwait	Kuwait City	2 countries	≈4.9 million	17,818 km²
34	Lebanon	Beirut	2 countries	≈5.9 million	10,452 km²
35	Mongolia	Ulan Bator	2 countries	≈3.6 million	≈1.56 million km²
36	Nepal	Kathmandu	2 countries	≈30.0 million	147,181 km²
37	Yemen	Sana'a	2 countries	≈32.7 million	527,968 km²
38	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	1 country	458,600	5,765 km²
39	Hong Kong	City of Victoria	1 country	≈7.5 million	1,104 km²
40	South Korea	Seoul	1 country	≈51.1 million	100,210 km²
41	Macau	None	1 country	686,500	30 km²
42	Qatar	Doha	1 country	≈3.4 million	11,586 km²
43	Timor-Leste	Dili	1 country	≈1.4 million	14,874 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.