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 70% 29% 1%
Algeria 33% 66% 1%
Angola 66% 33% 1%
Argentina 42% 36% 22%
Armenia 64% 35% 1%
Australia 53% 43% 4%
Austria 35% 49% 16%
Azerbaijan 89% 10% 1%
Bahamas 76% 23% 1%
Bahrain 18% 82% 0%
Bangladesh 46% 45% 9%
Barbados 50% 50% 0%
Belarus 80% 19% 1%
Belgium 21% 55% 24%
Benin 56% 44% 0%
Bermuda 34% 66% 0%
Bolivia 71% 29% 0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 58% 41% 1%
Brazil 65% 34% 0%
Bulgaria 56% 43% 1%
Cambodia 72% 27% 1%
Cameroon 59% 41% 0%
Canada 50% 47% 3%
Chile 40% 59% 1%
China 43% 35% 21%
Colombia 51% 47% 2%
Congo (DRC) 81% 17% 2%
Costa Rica 38% 61% 0%
Croatia 34% 57% 9%
Cuba 75% 25% 0%
Cyprus 38% 62% 0%
Czechia 34% 55% 11%
Denmark 18% 57% 25%
Dominican Republic 57% 42% 1%
Ecuador 61% 39% 0%
Egypt 47% 43% 9%
El Salvador 48% 51% 0%
Estonia 55% 44% 1%
Ethiopia 71% 29% 0%
Finland 21% 34% 44%
France 19% 45% 36%
French Polynesia 18% 58% 24%
Georgia 77% 22% 1%
Germany 34% 65% 1%
Ghana 69% 30% 1%
Greece 32% 61% 7%
Guadeloupe 29% 61% 10%
Guam 22% 78% 0%
Guatemala 64% 29% 7%
Guyana 68% 32% 0%
Honduras 59% 34% 7%
Hong Kong 8% 24% 68%
Hungary 42% 51% 8%
Iceland 44% 45% 11%
India 41% 58% 1%
Indonesia 28% 69% 3%
Iraq 70% 26% 5%
Ireland 22% 49% 30%
Israel 21% 67% 13%
Italy 15% 50% 36%
Ivory Coast 78% 21% 2%
Jamaica 27% 43% 31%
Japan 19% 41% 40%
Jersey 32% 67% 1%
Jordan 68% 20% 12%
Kazakhstan 68% 29% 4%
Kenya 72% 25% 3%
Kuwait 35% 65% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 84% 16% 1%
Latvia 44% 42% 14%
Lebanon 51% 45% 4%
Lithuania 41% 46% 13%
Luxembourg 15% 46% 39%
Malaysia 24% 73% 3%
Maldives 44% 52% 4%
Malta 10% 90% 0%
Martinique 27% 59% 14%
Mauritius 20% 79% 1%
Mexico 35% 58% 7%
Moldova 70% 29% 1%
Mongolia 90% 8% 1%
Montenegro 56% 44% 1%
Morocco 44% 56% 0%
Mozambique 60% 38% 1%
Namibia 61% 38% 1%
Nepal 56% 38% 6%
The Netherlands 39% 40% 21%
New Zealand 43% 51% 5%
Nicaragua 67% 33% 1%
Nigeria 34% 62% 4%
North Macedonia 63% 36% 1%
Norway 31% 52% 17%
Oman 48% 52% 0%
Pakistan 56% 43% 1%
Panama 71% 29% 0%
Paraguay 52% 40% 9%
Peru 37% 46% 17%
Philippines 27% 71% 3%
Poland 34% 54% 12%
Portugal 26% 59% 15%
Puerto Rico 20% 53% 27%
Qatar 86% 13% 0%
Réunion 35% 58% 7%
Romania 47% 52% 1%
Russia 83% 14% 3%
Saudi Arabia 64% 35% 0%
Senegal 81% 19% 0%
Serbia 54% 46% 0%
Singapore 94% 6% 1%
Slovakia 24% 76% 0%
Slovenia 28% 72% 0%
South Africa 30% 62% 8%
South Korea 21% 68% 11%
Spain 36% 47% 17%
Sri Lanka 26% 73% 0%
Sweden 16% 50% 34%
Switzerland 16% 63% 21%
Taiwan 36% 58% 6%
Tanzania 67% 32% 1%
Thailand 59% 39% 2%
Trinidad and Tobago 19% 81% 0%
Tunisia 17% 82% 0%
Türkiye 40% 53% 6%
U.S. Virgin Islands 63% 36% 1%
Uganda 78% 21% 1%
Ukraine 60% 33% 6%
United Arab Emirates 77% 21% 2%
United Kingdom 27% 65% 8%
United States 32% 61% 8%
Uruguay 49% 50% 2%
Uzbekistan 61% 37% 2%
Venezuela 58% 41% 2%
Vietnam 50% 47% 3%
Zambia 82% 18% 0%
Zimbabwe 62% 35% 2%

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.