Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 5° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
5°0′N 0°0′E / 5.000°N 0.000°E / 5.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Bight of Benin
5°0′N 5°26′E / 5.000°N 5.433°E / 5.000; 5.433 (Nigeria)	Nigeria
5°0′N 8°41′E / 5.000°N 8.683°E / 5.000; 8.683 (Cameroon)	Cameroon
5°0′N 14°41′E / 5.000°N 14.683°E / 5.000; 14.683 (Central African Republic)	Central African Republic
5°0′N 19°14′E / 5.000°N 19.233°E / 5.000; 19.233 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Democratic Republic of the Congo
5°0′N 19°53′E / 5.000°N 19.883°E / 5.000; 19.883 (Central African Republic)	Central African Republic
5°0′N 24°18′E / 5.000°N 24.300°E / 5.000; 24.300 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Democratic Republic of the Congo
5°0′N 24°38′E / 5.000°N 24.633°E / 5.000; 24.633 (Central African Republic)	Central African Republic
5°0′N 25°8′E / 5.000°N 25.133°E / 5.000; 25.133 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Democratic Republic of the Congo
5°0′N 27°29′E / 5.000°N 27.483°E / 5.000; 27.483 (South Sudan)	South Sudan
5°0′N 35°21′E / 5.000°N 35.350°E / 5.000; 35.350 (Ilemi Triangle)	Ilemi Triangle	Disputed territory, controlled by   Kenya and claimed by   South Sudan
5°0′N 35°25′E / 5.000°N 35.417°E / 5.000; 35.417 (South Sudan)	South Sudan
5°0′N 35°49′E / 5.000°N 35.817°E / 5.000; 35.817 (Ethiopia)	Ethiopia
5°0′N 45°3′E / 5.000°N 45.050°E / 5.000; 45.050 (Somalia)	Somalia
5°0′N 48°16′E / 5.000°N 48.267°E / 5.000; 48.267 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing between Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll and Horsburgh Atoll,   Maldives Passing just north of the island of Kaashidhoo,   Maldives
5°0′N 95°21′E / 5.000°N 95.350°E / 5.000; 95.350 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sumatra
5°0′N 97°44′E / 5.000°N 97.733°E / 5.000; 97.733 (Strait of Malacca)	Strait of Malacca
5°0′N 100°29′E / 5.000°N 100.483°E / 5.000; 100.483 (Malaysia)	Malaysia	Perak, Kelantan, Terengganu, on Peninsular Malaysia
5°0′N 103°19′E / 5.000°N 103.317°E / 5.000; 103.317 (South China Sea)	South China Sea
5°0′N 114°55′E / 5.000°N 114.917°E / 5.000; 114.917 (Brunei)	Brunei	On the island of Borneo
5°0′N 115°7′E / 5.000°N 115.117°E / 5.000; 115.117 (Brunei Bay)	Brunei Bay
5°0′N 115°27′E / 5.000°N 115.450°E / 5.000; 115.450 (Malaysia)	Malaysia	Sabah, island of Borneo
5°0′N 118°52′E / 5.000°N 118.867°E / 5.000; 118.867 (Celebes Sea)	Celebes Sea	Passing north of the Sibutu islands,   Philippines Passing between the islands of Bongao and Simunul,   Philippines
5°0′N 120°0′E / 5.000°N 120.000°E / 5.000; 120.000 (Philippines)	Philippines	Island of Bilatan
5°0′N 120°1′E / 5.000°N 120.017°E / 5.000; 120.017 (Celebes Sea)	Celebes Sea	Passing just south of the islands of Banaran and Mantabuan,   Philippines
5°0′N 125°23′E / 5.000°N 125.383°E / 5.000; 125.383 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing between the islands of Sonsorol and Pulo Anna,   Palau Passing just south of Satawan and Kosrae atolls,   Federated States of Micronesia Passing between Namdrik and Ebon atolls,   Marshall Islands Passing just north of Teraina atoll,   Kiribati Passing just south of Cocos Island,   Costa Rica
5°0′N 77°22′W / 5.000°N 77.367°W / 5.000; -77.367 (Colombia)	Colombia
5°0′N 67°48′W / 5.000°N 67.800°W / 5.000; -67.800 (Venezuela)	Venezuela
5°0′N 60°35′W / 5.000°N 60.583°W / 5.000; -60.583 (Brazil)	Brazil	Roraima
5°0′N 59°59′W / 5.000°N 59.983°W / 5.000; -59.983 (Area disputed between Guyana and Venezuela)	Disputed area	Controlled by   Guyana, claimed by   Venezuela
5°0′N 58°50′W / 5.000°N 58.833°W / 5.000; -58.833 (Guyana)	Guyana
5°0′N 57°42′W / 5.000°N 57.700°W / 5.000; -57.700 (Suriname)	Suriname	For about 7 km
5°0′N 57°38′W / 5.000°N 57.633°W / 5.000; -57.633 (Guyana)	Guyana	For about 6 km
5°0′N 57°34′W / 5.000°N 57.567°W / 5.000; -57.567 (Suriname)	Suriname	For about 8 km
5°0′N 57°30′W / 5.000°N 57.500°W / 5.000; -57.500 (Guyana)	Guyana	For about 12 km
5°0′N 57°24′W / 5.000°N 57.400°W / 5.000; -57.400 (Suriname)	Suriname
5°0′N 54°26′W / 5.000°N 54.433°W / 5.000; -54.433 (French Guiana)	French Guiana	Overseas department of France
5°0′N 52°25′W / 5.000°N 52.417°W / 5.000; -52.417 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
5°0′N 9°2′W / 5.000°N 9.033°W / 5.000; -9.033 (Liberia)	Liberia
5°0′N 7°32′W / 5.000°N 7.533°W / 5.000; -7.533 (Côte d'Ivoire)	Ivory Coast
5°0′N 5°56′W / 5.000°N 5.933°W / 5.000; -5.933 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Gulf of Guinea
5°0′N 2°40′W / 5.000°N 2.667°W / 5.000; -2.667 (Ghana)	Ghana
5°0′N 1°38′W / 5.000°N 1.633°W / 5.000; -1.633 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Bight of Benin

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