GeoIP® accuracy comparison for locations worldwide

The accuracy comparison tool gives you a high level view of the GeoIP City database accuracy. It shows you the percentage of IP addresses correctly located within a particular accuracy radius. If you select a specific country from the options below, you can compare city-level results for the GeoIP City database and GeoLite (the free version of MaxMind's IP geolocation data) within your chosen country, to determine which best fits your goals.

Country
Correctly located within 50 km
Located to a city, but outside 50 km
No city-level data available
Albania 86% 12% 3%
Algeria 55% 44% 1%
Angola 88% 10% 1%
Argentina 67% 10% 22%
Armenia 97% 3% 1%
Australia 63% 32% 5%
Austria 56% 27% 17%
Azerbaijan 95% 5% 1%
Bahamas 92% 8% 0%
Bahrain 100% 0% 0%
Bangladesh 56% 34% 10%
Barbados 99% 0% 1%
Belarus 79% 21% 0%
Belgium 66% 8% 26%
Benin 94% 6% 0%
Bermuda 99% 0% 1%
Bolivia 76% 23% 1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 78% 21% 1%
Brazil 83% 17% 0%
Brunei 92% 8% 0%
Bulgaria 67% 32% 1%
Cambodia 91% 8% 1%
Cameroon 68% 31% 0%
Canada 72% 24% 4%
Chile 69% 30% 1%
China 55% 29% 17%
Colombia 78% 21% 1%
Congo (DRC) 81% 18% 1%
Costa Rica 92% 8% 0%
Croatia 47% 36% 17%
Cyprus 58% 42% 0%
Czechia 57% 27% 15%
Denmark 46% 25% 29%
Dominican Republic 84% 15% 1%
Ecuador 73% 26% 1%
Egypt 81% 17% 2%
El Salvador 81% 18% 1%
Estonia 76% 23% 1%
Ethiopia 79% 21% 0%
Finland 36% 19% 45%
France 47% 16% 37%
French Guiana 72% 26% 2%
French Polynesia 69% 8% 22%
Georgia 70% 29% 1%
Germany 69% 28% 3%
Ghana 88% 11% 1%
Greece 62% 30% 8%
Guadeloupe 97% 2% 2%
Guam 100% 0% 0%
Guatemala 84% 8% 7%
Guyana 93% 6% 1%
Honduras 66% 26% 8%
Hong Kong 30% 0% 70%
Hungary 68% 26% 6%
Iceland 70% 6% 24%
India 66% 33% 1%
Indonesia 77% 21% 3%
Iraq 82% 14% 5%
Ireland 45% 21% 35%
Israel 67% 17% 16%
Italy 40% 29% 31%
Ivory Coast 94% 4% 2%
Jamaica 47% 17% 36%
Japan 54% 8% 38%
Jersey 100% 0% 0%
Jordan 82% 5% 12%
Kazakhstan 83% 13% 4%
Kenya 78% 19% 3%
Kosovo 83% 14% 3%
Kuwait 100% 0% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 92% 6% 2%
Latvia 70% 17% 13%
Lebanon 86% 6% 8%
Lithuania 54% 33% 13%
Luxembourg 70% 1% 30%
Malaysia 66% 32% 2%
Maldives 89% 6% 5%
Malta 100% 0% 0%
Martinique 90% 0% 10%
Mauritius 100% 0% 0%
Mexico 75% 19% 6%
Moldova 87% 12% 0%
Mongolia 97% 2% 1%
Montenegro 87% 12% 1%
Morocco 63% 36% 0%
Mozambique 75% 24% 1%
Namibia 81% 18% 1%
Nepal 73% 22% 5%
The Netherlands 63% 9% 28%
New Zealand 58% 33% 9%
Nicaragua 91% 9% 1%
Nigeria 58% 41% 1%
North Macedonia 79% 20% 1%
Norway 55% 25% 20%
Oman 77% 23% 0%
Pakistan 71% 28% 1%
Panama 91% 8% 1%
Paraguay 79% 12% 8%
Peru 73% 25% 2%
Philippines 71% 26% 3%
Poland 56% 32% 13%
Portugal 61% 17% 22%
Puerto Rico 65% 12% 23%
Qatar 99% 1% 0%
Réunion 91% 1% 7%
Romania 72% 27% 0%
Russia 85% 11% 4%
Saudi Arabia 77% 20% 3%
Senegal 93% 7% 0%
Serbia 70% 30% 0%
Singapore 100% 0% 0%
Slovakia 58% 42% 0%
Slovenia 71% 29% 0%
South Africa 56% 35% 9%
South Korea 78% 11% 11%
Spain 59% 22% 19%
Sri Lanka 73% 27% 0%
Sweden 38% 22% 40%
Switzerland 63% 17% 21%
Taiwan 87% 7% 6%
Tanzania 72% 26% 2%
Thailand 79% 20% 2%
Trinidad and Tobago 95% 5% 0%
Tunisia 50% 49% 1%
Türkiye 67% 26% 6%
U.S. Virgin Islands 79% 21% 0%
Uganda 91% 8% 1%
Ukraine 69% 24% 7%
United Arab Emirates 90% 8% 2%
United Kingdom 68% 24% 8%
United States 61% 31% 8%
Uruguay 74% 24% 2%
Uzbekistan 80% 18% 2%
Venezuela 68% 23% 9%
Vietnam 73% 25% 2%
Zambia 94% 6% 0%
Zimbabwe 80% 15% 6%

Notes:

  1. Accuracy is calculated by checking known web user IP address and location pairs against the data within MaxMind's GeoIP City and GeoLite City database offerings.
  2. Due to the nature of geolocation technology and other factors beyond our control, we cannot guarantee any specific future accuracy level.
  3. Fewer countries are available for cellular and IPv6 IPs due to limited test data.
  4. GeoLite’s limitations make it unsuitable for commercial-grade applications. See why in this side-by-side comparison of GeoLite and GeoIP.

What's the difference between the GeoIP web services and databases?

MaxMind's IP geolocation data is available in two primary delivery methods: as a downloadable database and as a web service, which is accessed via an API. The GeoIP databases allow users to locally host and utilize the downloadable databases for their applications. The GeoIP web services, delivering our most comprehensive GeoIP data available, are hosted, maintained, and updated regularly on secure MaxMind servers.

Looking for more than just city-level data?

Our web services provide IP geolocation and network data such as country, region, city, ZIP/postal code, anonymizer type, user count, confidence factors, static IP score, and more.

Accurate IP geolocation with emphasis on security and privacy

Ever wondered how we strike the right balance? Our Safer IP geolocation with MaxMind blog post shares insights into achieving geolocation accuracy while upholding security and privacy.