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 exact city
Located to a city, but outside exact city
No city-level data available
Albania 66% 32% 2%
Algeria 31% 69% 1%
Angola 56% 42% 2%
Argentina 43% 35% 22%
Armenia 63% 36% 1%
Australia 52% 44% 4%
Austria 33% 51% 16%
Azerbaijan 90% 10% 1%
Bahamas 79% 21% 0%
Bahrain 15% 85% 0%
Bangladesh 43% 48% 8%
Barbados 45% 54% 1%
Belarus 76% 24% 1%
Belgium 20% 53% 26%
Benin 54% 46% 0%
Bermuda 36% 63% 1%
Bolivia 71% 29% 0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 61% 37% 1%
Brazil 65% 35% 0%
Brunei 66% 34% 0%
Bulgaria 58% 42% 1%
Cambodia 68% 31% 1%
Cameroon 68% 32% 0%
Canada 47% 50% 4%
Chile 40% 58% 1%
China 59% 28% 13%
Colombia 52% 46% 2%
Congo (DRC) 78% 22% 1%
Costa Rica 38% 62% 0%
Croatia 31% 52% 17%
Cuba 60% 40% 0%
Curaçao 84% 5% 11%
Cyprus 39% 61% 0%
Czechia 35% 52% 13%
Denmark 16% 51% 33%
Dominican Republic 54% 45% 1%
Ecuador 62% 37% 1%
Egypt 50% 48% 2%
El Salvador 42% 58% 0%
Estonia 53% 45% 2%
Ethiopia 64% 36% 0%
Finland 21% 34% 45%
France 17% 45% 38%
French Polynesia 20% 56% 24%
Georgia 63% 36% 1%
Germany 34% 64% 3%
Ghana 63% 35% 2%
Greece 33% 59% 8%
Guadeloupe 33% 66% 2%
Guam 23% 77% 0%
Guatemala 64% 29% 8%
Guyana 72% 28% 0%
Honduras 54% 39% 7%
Hong Kong 8% 23% 69%
Hungary 41% 52% 8%
Iceland 40% 35% 25%
India 40% 59% 1%
Indonesia 28% 68% 3%
Iraq 71% 24% 4%
Ireland 22% 46% 33%
Israel 21% 65% 15%
Italy 14% 54% 32%
Ivory Coast 81% 18% 1%
Jamaica 30% 42% 28%
Japan 18% 42% 39%
Jordan 73% 19% 9%
Kazakhstan 68% 28% 4%
Kenya 66% 30% 4%
Kuwait 38% 62% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 81% 16% 3%
Latvia 45% 42% 13%
Lebanon 46% 48% 7%
Lithuania 43% 44% 13%
Luxembourg 18% 53% 30%
Malaysia 24% 75% 1%
Maldives 53% 43% 4%
Malta 10% 89% 0%
Martinique 32% 56% 12%
Mauritius 20% 79% 0%
Mexico 35% 58% 7%
Moldova 70% 29% 0%
Mongolia 89% 8% 4%
Montenegro 39% 41% 19%
Morocco 46% 53% 0%
Mozambique 62% 38% 1%
Namibia 62% 38% 0%
Nepal 52% 37% 11%
The Netherlands 37% 35% 28%
New Zealand 41% 52% 7%
Nicaragua 65% 34% 1%
Nigeria 38% 61% 1%
North Macedonia 61% 38% 1%
Norway 30% 49% 20%
Oman 44% 54% 2%
Pakistan 58% 41% 1%
Panama 69% 31% 1%
Paraguay 52% 40% 7%
Peru 43% 54% 2%
Philippines 25% 72% 3%
Poland 35% 52% 13%
Portugal 22% 49% 29%
Puerto Rico 21% 56% 24%
Qatar 86% 14% 0%
Réunion 31% 60% 9%
Romania 48% 49% 3%
Russia 79% 17% 4%
Saudi Arabia 60% 37% 3%
Senegal 82% 18% 0%
Serbia 54% 46% 0%
Singapore 95% 4% 0%
Slovakia 28% 71% 0%
Slovenia 33% 67% 0%
South Africa 29% 62% 9%
South Korea 21% 67% 12%
Spain 34% 47% 19%
Sri Lanka 29% 70% 0%
Sweden 15% 44% 40%
Switzerland 16% 62% 22%
Taiwan 34% 59% 6%
Tanzania 65% 34% 1%
Thailand 58% 40% 2%
Trinidad and Tobago 17% 83% 0%
Tunisia 18% 81% 1%
Türkiye 41% 53% 6%
U.S. Virgin Islands 59% 41% 0%
Uganda 73% 26% 1%
Ukraine 60% 33% 6%
United Arab Emirates 73% 25% 1%
United Kingdom 27% 62% 10%
United States 31% 61% 8%
Uruguay 52% 46% 2%
Uzbekistan 67% 31% 2%
Venezuela 53% 41% 6%
Vietnam 58% 40% 3%
Zambia 78% 21% 1%
Zimbabwe 70% 29% 1%

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.