Landlocked Countries of the World

There are 45 landlocked countries in the world — nations with no direct access to the open ocean. Here is the complete list with the number of neighbours for each.

#CountryBordersCapital
1 Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan 6 neighbours Kabul
2 Flag of Andorra Andorra 2 neighbours Andorra la Vella
3 Flag of Armenia Armenia 4 neighbours Yerevan
4 Flag of Austria Austria 8 neighbours Vienna
5 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 5 neighbours Baku
6 Flag of Belarus Belarus 5 neighbours Minsk
7 Flag of Bhutan Bhutan 2 neighbours Thimphu
8 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia 5 neighbours Sucre
9 Flag of Botswana Botswana 4 neighbours Gaborone
10 Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 6 neighbours Ouagadougou
11 Flag of Burundi Burundi 3 neighbours Gitega
12 Flag of Central African Republic Central African Republic 6 neighbours Bangui
13 Flag of Chad Chad 6 neighbours N'Djamena
14 Flag of Czechia Czechia 4 neighbours Prague
15 Flag of Eswatini Eswatini 2 neighbours Mbabane
16 Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia 6 neighbours Addis Ababa
17 Flag of Hungary Hungary 7 neighbours Budapest
18 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 5 neighbours Astana
19 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo 4 neighbours Pristina
20 Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 4 neighbours Bishkek
21 Flag of Laos Laos 5 neighbours Vientiane
22 Flag of Lesotho Lesotho 1 neighbour Maseru
23 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 2 neighbours Vaduz
24 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 3 neighbours Luxembourg
25 Flag of Malawi Malawi 3 neighbours Lilongwe
26 Flag of Mali Mali 7 neighbours Bamako
27 Flag of Moldova Moldova 2 neighbours Chișinău
28 Flag of Mongolia Mongolia 2 neighbours Ulan Bator
29 Flag of Nepal Nepal 2 neighbours Kathmandu
30 Flag of Niger Niger 7 neighbours Niamey
31 Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia 5 neighbours Skopje
32 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 3 neighbours Asunción
33 Flag of Rwanda Rwanda 4 neighbours Kigali
34 Flag of San Marino San Marino 1 neighbour City of San Marino
35 Flag of Serbia Serbia 8 neighbours Belgrade
36 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 5 neighbours Bratislava
37 Flag of South Sudan South Sudan 6 neighbours Juba
38 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 5 neighbours Bern
39 Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan 4 neighbours Dushanbe
40 Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 4 neighbours Ashgabat
41 Flag of Uganda Uganda 5 neighbours Kampala
42 Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 5 neighbours Tashkent
43 Flag of Vatican City Vatican City 1 neighbour Vatican City
44 Flag of Zambia Zambia 8 neighbours Lusaka
45 Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 4 neighbours Harare

FAQ

How many landlocked countries are there?

There are 45 landlocked countries in the world.

What is the largest landlocked country?

Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country by area.

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