GeoIP® accuracy comparison for locations worldwide

The accuracy comparison tool gives you a high level view of the GeoIP City database and web service 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 web services, databases, and GeoLite (the free version of the MaxMind's IP geolocation data) within your chosen country, to determine which service best fits your goals.

Country
Correctly located within 50 km
Located to a city, but outside 50 km
No city-level data available
Albania 85% 11% 4%
Algeria 50% 49% 1%
Andorra 100% 0% 0%
Angola 80% 17% 3%
Argentina 65% 12% 23%
Armenia 94% 5% 1%
Aruba 100% 0% 0%
Australia 64% 33% 3%
Austria 57% 26% 17%
Azerbaijan 93% 5% 2%
Bahamas 92% 8% 0%
Bahrain 99% 0% 1%
Bangladesh 52% 29% 19%
Barbados 100% 0% 0%
Belarus 80% 19% 1%
Belgium 68% 9% 22%
Benin 95% 4% 1%
Bermuda 100% 0% 0%
Bolivia 78% 22% 0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 81% 18% 1%
Botswana 67% 32% 1%
Brazil 84% 16% 0%
Bulgaria 69% 30% 1%
Cambodia 88% 11% 2%
Cameroon 70% 23% 7%
Canada 75% 21% 4%
Cayman Islands 98% 1% 2%
Chile 65% 31% 4%
China 45% 37% 18%
Colombia 68% 30% 1%
Congo (DRC) 79% 19% 2%
Costa Rica 90% 8% 2%
Croatia 57% 34% 9%
Cyprus 60% 40% 0%
Czechia 61% 38% 0%
Denmark 52% 23% 25%
Dominican Republic 86% 13% 1%
Ecuador 70% 28% 2%
Egypt 78% 19% 3%
El Salvador 83% 16% 1%
Estonia 78% 20% 1%
Ethiopia 89% 11% 0%
Finland 41% 25% 35%
France 50% 14% 36%
French Polynesia 69% 6% 25%
Georgia 86% 12% 1%
Germany 71% 27% 2%
Ghana 88% 10% 2%
Greece 63% 29% 8%
Guadeloupe 76% 1% 23%
Guam 99% 0% 1%
Guatemala 84% 7% 9%
Guyana 90% 8% 1%
Honduras 64% 28% 9%
Hong Kong 26% 0% 74%
Hungary 65% 28% 7%
Iceland 79% 7% 15%
India 58% 40% 2%
Indonesia 76% 22% 2%
Iraq 81% 14% 5%
Ireland 46% 23% 30%
Israel 67% 17% 16%
Italy 40% 27% 33%
Ivory Coast 94% 3% 3%
Jamaica 49% 13% 38%
Japan 56% 8% 36%
Jordan 80% 7% 12%
Kazakhstan 85% 13% 2%
Kenya 76% 21% 3%
Kosovo 92% 6% 2%
Kuwait 99% 0% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 92% 8% 0%
Latvia 75% 24% 1%
Lebanon 56% 6% 38%
Lithuania 58% 40% 2%
Luxembourg 63% 1% 36%
Malaysia 62% 31% 7%
Malta 100% 0% 0%
Martinique 87% 0% 13%
Mauritius 99% 1% 0%
Mexico 76% 18% 5%
Moldova 86% 13% 1%
Mongolia 95% 4% 1%
Montenegro 91% 8% 1%
Morocco 63% 37% 0%
Mozambique 73% 25% 2%
Namibia 79% 20% 1%
Nepal 76% 12% 12%
Netherlands 69% 10% 21%
New Zealand 61% 32% 7%
Nicaragua 89% 11% 0%
Nigeria 49% 48% 3%
North Macedonia 79% 19% 2%
Northern Mariana Islands 98% 2% 0%
Norway 61% 24% 15%
Oman 79% 20% 1%
Pakistan 69% 28% 3%
Panama 91% 8% 1%
Paraguay 77% 14% 10%
Peru 66% 23% 11%
Philippines 71% 27% 1%
Poland 57% 32% 11%
Portugal 71% 21% 8%
Puerto Rico 59% 13% 29%
Qatar 99% 1% 0%
Réunion 97% 2% 1%
Romania 66% 33% 1%
Russia 87% 10% 3%
Saudi Arabia 79% 21% 0%
Senegal 92% 8% 0%
Serbia 74% 25% 0%
Singapore 99% 0% 1%
Slovakia 60% 40% 0%
Slovenia 72% 28% 0%
South Africa 55% 32% 13%
South Korea 73% 13% 13%
Spain 61% 19% 20%
Sri Lanka 57% 42% 1%
Sweden 41% 23% 36%
Switzerland 67% 17% 15%
Taiwan 83% 11% 7%
Tanzania 68% 28% 4%
Thailand 77% 21% 2%
Trinidad and Tobago 96% 4% 0%
Tunisia 45% 54% 1%
Türkiye 70% 24% 6%
U.S. Virgin Islands 80% 19% 1%
Uganda 80% 8% 13%
Ukraine 74% 20% 6%
United Arab Emirates 91% 8% 2%
United Kingdom 68% 23% 8%
United States 63% 30% 7%
Uruguay 76% 22% 2%
Uzbekistan 72% 26% 2%
Venezuela 69% 27% 4%
Vietnam 62% 35% 3%
Zambia 92% 7% 0%
Zimbabwe 84% 15% 1%

Notes:

  1. Accuracy is calculated by checking known web user IP address and location pairs against the data within MaxMind's GeoIP web service as well as the 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.