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 72% 27% 1%
Algeria 28% 71% 1%
Andorra 40% 60% 0%
Angola 53% 45% 2%
Argentina 41% 36% 23%
Armenia 69% 30% 2%
Australia 53% 43% 4%
Austria 34% 47% 19%
Azerbaijan 88% 11% 1%
Bahamas 74% 25% 0%
Bahrain 16% 84% 0%
Bangladesh 40% 47% 13%
Barbados 70% 27% 2%
Belarus 70% 28% 2%
Belgium 19% 55% 26%
Benin 58% 42% 0%
Bermuda 30% 67% 2%
Bolivia 73% 26% 1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 62% 37% 1%
Brazil 65% 34% 0%
Bulgaria 63% 37% 1%
Cambodia 64% 34% 2%
Cameroon 72% 28% 0%
Canada 49% 47% 4%
Chile 39% 59% 2%
China 55% 33% 12%
Colombia 53% 45% 3%
Congo (DRC) 79% 21% 0%
Costa Rica 31% 68% 0%
Croatia 33% 52% 15%
Curaçao 82% 7% 11%
Cyprus 39% 61% 0%
Czechia 32% 52% 16%
Denmark 19% 55% 26%
Dominican Republic 54% 44% 2%
Ecuador 63% 36% 1%
Egypt 50% 48% 2%
El Salvador 40% 59% 1%
Estonia 57% 41% 2%
Ethiopia 69% 31% 0%
Finland 20% 32% 47%
France 20% 46% 34%
French Polynesia 22% 59% 19%
Georgia 71% 28% 1%
Germany 36% 62% 2%
Ghana 68% 31% 1%
Greece 34% 58% 8%
Guadeloupe 30% 69% 1%
Guam 18% 82% 0%
Guatemala 54% 36% 10%
Guyana 65% 35% 0%
Honduras 47% 47% 6%
Hong Kong 8% 25% 67%
Hungary 44% 48% 7%
Iceland 41% 39% 20%
India 30% 67% 3%
Indonesia 29% 68% 3%
Iraq 72% 24% 4%
Ireland 18% 37% 44%
Isle of Man 35% 63% 2%
Israel 21% 66% 13%
Italy 16% 58% 26%
Ivory Coast 85% 14% 1%
Jamaica 28% 40% 31%
Japan 16% 39% 45%
Jersey 37% 63% 0%
Jordan 71% 18% 11%
Kazakhstan 71% 26% 3%
Kenya 72% 25% 3%
Kosovo 45% 52% 4%
Kuwait 35% 65% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 77% 18% 5%
Latvia 48% 40% 12%
Lebanon 44% 49% 7%
Lithuania 41% 46% 12%
Luxembourg 19% 54% 27%
Malaysia 23% 73% 3%
Maldives 41% 55% 4%
Malta 9% 90% 0%
Martinique 28% 54% 18%
Mauritius 23% 77% 0%
Mexico 34% 59% 7%
Moldova 69% 30% 0%
Mongolia 93% 6% 1%
Montenegro 42% 58% 0%
Morocco 44% 55% 0%
Mozambique 67% 32% 1%
Namibia 64% 36% 0%
Nepal 48% 44% 9%
The Netherlands 37% 37% 26%
New Zealand 41% 51% 7%
Nicaragua 64% 36% 1%
Nigeria 40% 59% 1%
North Macedonia 59% 41% 0%
Norway 32% 52% 16%
Oman 41% 59% 0%
Pakistan 60% 39% 2%
Panama 63% 36% 1%
Paraguay 53% 38% 10%
Peru 43% 55% 2%
Philippines 25% 72% 3%
Poland 35% 53% 12%
Portugal 23% 48% 29%
Puerto Rico 20% 55% 24%
Qatar 85% 15% 0%
Réunion 32% 55% 13%
Romania 52% 48% 0%
Russia 82% 15% 4%
Saudi Arabia 61% 37% 2%
Senegal 84% 15% 0%
Serbia 56% 44% 0%
Singapore 96% 4% 0%
Slovakia 28% 72% 0%
Slovenia 34% 66% 0%
South Africa 29% 63% 8%
South Korea 21% 66% 13%
Spain 37% 45% 18%
Sri Lanka 27% 73% 1%
Sweden 19% 53% 28%
Switzerland 18% 65% 17%
Taiwan 36% 57% 7%
Tanzania 67% 31% 2%
Thailand 59% 40% 2%
Trinidad and Tobago 18% 82% 0%
Tunisia 20% 79% 1%
Türkiye 40% 53% 7%
U.S. Virgin Islands 61% 37% 2%
Uganda 75% 23% 2%
Ukraine 60% 34% 6%
United Arab Emirates 77% 22% 1%
United Kingdom 27% 64% 9%
United States 30% 63% 7%
Uruguay 48% 50% 1%
Uzbekistan 62% 36% 1%
Venezuela 55% 37% 8%
Vietnam 60% 37% 3%
Zambia 78% 22% 0%
Zimbabwe 71% 28% 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.