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 100 km
Located to a city, but outside 100 km
No city-level data available
Albania 92% 4% 4%
Algeria 68% 31% 1%
Andorra 100% 0% 0%
Angola 80% 17% 3%
Argentina 67% 9% 23%
Armenia 99% 1% 1%
Aruba 100% 0% 0%
Australia 74% 23% 3%
Austria 63% 21% 17%
Azerbaijan 93% 5% 2%
Bahamas 92% 8% 0%
Bahrain 99% 0% 1%
Bangladesh 60% 20% 19%
Barbados 100% 0% 0%
Belarus 86% 13% 1%
Belgium 76% 1% 22%
Benin 96% 3% 1%
Bermuda 100% 0% 0%
Bolivia 79% 21% 0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 93% 6% 1%
Botswana 72% 28% 1%
Brazil 90% 10% 0%
Bulgaria 76% 23% 1%
Cambodia 88% 10% 2%
Cameroon 74% 20% 7%
Canada 81% 15% 4%
Cayman Islands 98% 0% 2%
Chile 74% 22% 4%
China 47% 35% 18%
Colombia 71% 28% 1%
Congo (DRC) 79% 19% 2%
Costa Rica 94% 4% 2%
Croatia 70% 21% 9%
Cyprus 100% 0% 0%
Czechia 76% 24% 0%
Denmark 63% 12% 25%
Dominican Republic 92% 7% 1%
Ecuador 75% 23% 2%
Egypt 84% 13% 3%
El Salvador 97% 3% 1%
Estonia 83% 16% 1%
Ethiopia 91% 9% 0%
Finland 45% 20% 35%
France 54% 10% 36%
French Polynesia 70% 5% 25%
Georgia 89% 9% 1%
Germany 82% 16% 2%
Ghana 89% 9% 2%
Greece 69% 23% 8%
Guadeloupe 77% 0% 23%
Guam 99% 0% 1%
Guatemala 86% 5% 9%
Guyana 96% 3% 1%
Honduras 70% 21% 9%
Hong Kong 26% 0% 74%
Hungary 75% 18% 7%
Iceland 79% 6% 15%
India 67% 31% 2%
Indonesia 85% 13% 2%
Iraq 85% 10% 5%
Ireland 53% 17% 30%
Israel 81% 3% 16%
Italy 50% 16% 33%
Ivory Coast 94% 3% 3%
Jamaica 55% 7% 38%
Japan 59% 5% 36%
Jordan 86% 1% 12%
Kazakhstan 87% 11% 2%
Kenya 79% 18% 3%
Kosovo 98% 0% 2%
Kuwait 100% 0% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 94% 6% 0%
Latvia 85% 14% 1%
Lebanon 62% 0% 38%
Lithuania 79% 19% 2%
Luxembourg 64% 0% 36%
Malaysia 66% 27% 7%
Malta 100% 0% 0%
Martinique 87% 0% 13%
Mauritius 99% 1% 0%
Mexico 82% 13% 5%
Moldova 92% 7% 1%
Mongolia 95% 4% 1%
Montenegro 98% 1% 1%
Morocco 73% 27% 0%
Mozambique 74% 25% 2%
Namibia 80% 19% 1%
Nepal 80% 8% 12%
Netherlands 75% 4% 21%
New Zealand 66% 27% 7%
Nicaragua 94% 6% 0%
Nigeria 55% 42% 3%
North Macedonia 90% 8% 2%
Northern Mariana Islands 98% 2% 0%
Norway 70% 15% 15%
Oman 80% 19% 1%
Pakistan 75% 22% 3%
Panama 94% 5% 1%
Paraguay 79% 12% 10%
Peru 68% 21% 11%
Philippines 81% 18% 1%
Poland 67% 22% 11%
Portugal 79% 14% 8%
Puerto Rico 68% 3% 29%
Qatar 100% 0% 0%
Réunion 99% 0% 1%
Romania 75% 24% 1%
Russia 89% 8% 3%
Saudi Arabia 86% 14% 0%
Senegal 95% 5% 0%
Serbia 91% 9% 0%
Singapore 99% 0% 1%
Slovakia 79% 21% 0%
Slovenia 95% 5% 0%
South Africa 64% 24% 13%
South Korea 79% 8% 13%
Spain 67% 13% 20%
Sri Lanka 79% 21% 1%
Sweden 47% 16% 36%
Switzerland 79% 5% 15%
Taiwan 86% 7% 7%
Tanzania 73% 23% 4%
Thailand 84% 14% 2%
Trinidad and Tobago 98% 2% 0%
Tunisia 59% 40% 1%
Türkiye 77% 17% 6%
U.S. Virgin Islands 99% 0% 1%
Uganda 82% 6% 13%
Ukraine 77% 16% 6%
United Arab Emirates 92% 7% 2%
United Kingdom 78% 14% 8%
United States 71% 22% 7%
Uruguay 82% 16% 2%
Uzbekistan 74% 25% 2%
Venezuela 75% 21% 4%
Vietnam 71% 26% 3%
Zambia 92% 7% 0%
Zimbabwe 85% 14% 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.