How many countries does each nation share a land border with? Russia and China both have fourteen — the most on Earth. Brazil has ten and borders every South American country except Chile and Ecuador. France has eight when you count its overseas territory neighbors.

Edge cases

Forty-five countries are landlocked. Two countries are doubly landlocked — surrounded only by other landlocked countries: Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan. The United Kingdom has exactly one land neighbor: Ireland. Sixteen countries are islands with zero land borders, including Japan, Iceland, Sri Lanka, and Australia.