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 69% 29% 2%
Algeria 30% 68% 2%
Angola 67% 31% 2%
Argentina 40% 36% 24%
Armenia 64% 35% 1%
Australia 53% 43% 4%
Austria 36% 45% 18%
Azerbaijan 86% 12% 1%
Bahamas 75% 24% 1%
Bahrain 17% 83% 0%
Bangladesh 44% 46% 10%
Barbados 70% 29% 1%
Belarus 78% 21% 1%
Belgium 20% 54% 25%
Benin 58% 42% 1%
Bermuda 31% 68% 2%
Bolivia 69% 29% 1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 61% 38% 1%
Brazil 66% 34% 0%
Brunei 74% 26% 0%
Bulgaria 58% 41% 1%
Cambodia 72% 27% 1%
Cameroon 68% 31% 0%
Canada 49% 47% 4%
Chile 38% 56% 6%
China 52% 33% 15%
Colombia 51% 47% 2%
Congo (DRC) 81% 18% 1%
Costa Rica 38% 62% 0%
Croatia 39% 53% 8%
Cyprus 39% 61% 0%
Czechia 37% 52% 12%
Denmark 18% 53% 29%
Dominican Republic 57% 42% 1%
Ecuador 63% 37% 0%
Egypt 51% 47% 2%
El Salvador 50% 49% 1%
Estonia 57% 41% 1%
Ethiopia 68% 31% 1%
Finland 23% 36% 41%
France 19% 45% 36%
French Polynesia 19% 55% 26%
Georgia 78% 20% 1%
Germany 34% 64% 2%
Ghana 66% 33% 1%
Greece 33% 58% 9%
Guadeloupe 28% 58% 14%
Guam 19% 81% 0%
Guatemala 66% 27% 7%
Guyana 70% 29% 1%
Honduras 55% 37% 8%
Hong Kong 8% 22% 70%
Hungary 45% 48% 7%
Iceland 41% 40% 20%
India 39% 60% 1%
Indonesia 29% 69% 2%
Iraq 76% 19% 5%
Ireland 23% 51% 26%
Israel 22% 66% 12%
Italy 16% 50% 33%
Ivory Coast 78% 21% 1%
Jamaica 30% 41% 30%
Japan 19% 42% 39%
Jordan 71% 20% 10%
Kazakhstan 70% 25% 5%
Kenya 70% 28% 2%
Kuwait 35% 65% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 86% 13% 1%
Latvia 47% 40% 13%
Lebanon 51% 45% 4%
Lithuania 45% 40% 15%
Luxembourg 16% 47% 36%
Malaysia 24% 75% 2%
Maldives 45% 49% 6%
Malta 9% 91% 0%
Martinique 30% 56% 14%
Mauritius 18% 81% 1%
Mexico 36% 58% 7%
Moldova 72% 27% 1%
Mongolia 88% 11% 1%
Montenegro 46% 54% 0%
Morocco 46% 54% 0%
Mozambique 69% 31% 0%
Namibia 65% 35% 0%
Nepal 48% 43% 8%
The Netherlands 37% 37% 26%
New Zealand 43% 52% 5%
Nicaragua 68% 31% 1%
Nigeria 34% 63% 3%
North Macedonia 64% 36% 0%
Norway 34% 51% 15%
Oman 50% 50% 0%
Pakistan 55% 45% 1%
Panama 71% 28% 1%
Paraguay 52% 40% 8%
Peru 33% 47% 20%
Philippines 26% 71% 3%
Poland 38% 54% 8%
Portugal 27% 59% 13%
Puerto Rico 19% 51% 30%
Qatar 87% 13% 0%
Réunion 33% 63% 3%
Romania 49% 51% 0%
Russia 84% 13% 4%
Saudi Arabia 61% 38% 0%
Senegal 78% 22% 0%
Serbia 56% 44% 0%
Singapore 94% 6% 0%
Slovakia 29% 71% 0%
Slovenia 32% 68% 0%
South Africa 29% 62% 9%
South Korea 22% 66% 12%
Spain 36% 47% 17%
Sri Lanka 24% 76% 0%
Sweden 14% 54% 32%
Switzerland 16% 64% 20%
Taiwan 38% 56% 6%
Tanzania 70% 30% 0%
Thailand 58% 41% 2%
Trinidad and Tobago 21% 79% 0%
Tunisia 17% 82% 1%
Türkiye 35% 57% 7%
U.S. Virgin Islands 59% 40% 1%
Uganda 76% 24% 0%
Ukraine 62% 32% 6%
United Arab Emirates 75% 24% 1%
United Kingdom 28% 64% 7%
United States 32% 60% 8%
Uruguay 51% 47% 2%
Uzbekistan 62% 37% 1%
Venezuela 57% 40% 2%
Vietnam 44% 54% 2%
Zambia 80% 20% 0%
Zimbabwe 68% 31% 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.