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 250 km
Located to a city, but outside 250 km
No city-level data available
Albania 99% 0% 1%
Algeria 88% 11% 1%
Andorra 100% 0% 0%
Angola 69% 29% 2%
Argentina 70% 6% 23%
Armenia 98% 0% 2%
Australia 84% 13% 4%
Austria 77% 4% 19%
Azerbaijan 97% 2% 1%
Bahamas 99% 1% 1%
Bahrain 100% 0% 0%
Bangladesh 84% 2% 13%
Barbados 97% 0% 3%
Belarus 95% 3% 2%
Belgium 74% 0% 26%
Benin 97% 3% 0%
Bermuda 98% 0% 2%
Bolivia 85% 13% 1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 99% 0% 1%
Brazil 94% 6% 0%
Bulgaria 92% 8% 1%
Cambodia 97% 1% 2%
Cameroon 96% 4% 0%
Canada 87% 9% 4%
Chile 84% 14% 2%
China 72% 16% 12%
Colombia 90% 7% 3%
Congo (DRC) 88% 12% 0%
Costa Rica 100% 0% 0%
Croatia 77% 7% 16%
Curaçao 87% 0% 13%
Cyprus 100% 0% 0%
Czechia 81% 3% 16%
Denmark 73% 0% 26%
Dominican Republic 98% 0% 2%
Ecuador 93% 6% 1%
Egypt 95% 3% 2%
El Salvador 99% 0% 1%
Estonia 98% 0% 2%
Ethiopia 89% 11% 0%
Finland 48% 4% 48%
France 61% 5% 34%
French Polynesia 77% 4% 19%
Georgia 92% 8% 1%
Germany 93% 5% 2%
Ghana 98% 1% 1%
Greece 83% 9% 8%
Guadeloupe 99% 0% 1%
Guam 100% 0% 0%
Guatemala 89% 1% 11%
Guyana 99% 0% 1%
Honduras 93% 0% 6%
Hong Kong 30% 0% 70%
Hungary 92% 1% 7%
Iceland 79% 1% 20%
India 84% 13% 3%
Indonesia 90% 7% 3%
Iraq 90% 6% 4%
Ireland 55% 1% 44%
Isle of Man 97% 0% 3%
Israel 87% 0% 13%
Italy 67% 6% 26%
Ivory Coast 96% 2% 1%
Jamaica 62% 0% 38%
Japan 53% 3% 45%
Jersey 100% 0% 0%
Jordan 88% 1% 12%
Kazakhstan 89% 7% 3%
Kenya 89% 8% 3%
Kosovo 96% 0% 4%
Kuwait 100% 0% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 89% 6% 5%
Latvia 88% 0% 12%
Lebanon 91% 0% 9%
Lithuania 83% 4% 13%
Luxembourg 73% 0% 27%
Malaysia 80% 17% 3%
Maldives 92% 4% 4%
Malta 100% 0% 0%
Martinique 82% 0% 18%
Mauritius 100% 0% 0%
Mexico 87% 7% 7%
Moldova 100% 0% 0%
Mongolia 98% 1% 1%
Montenegro 100% 0% 0%
Morocco 87% 12% 1%
Mozambique 82% 17% 1%
Namibia 87% 13% 0%
Nepal 86% 5% 9%
The Netherlands 74% 0% 26%
New Zealand 81% 11% 7%
Nicaragua 99% 0% 1%
Nigeria 77% 22% 1%
North Macedonia 100% 0% 0%
Norway 76% 8% 16%
Oman 94% 6% 0%
Pakistan 87% 11% 2%
Panama 96% 3% 1%
Paraguay 86% 4% 10%
Peru 81% 17% 2%
Philippines 91% 7% 3%
Poland 81% 6% 13%
Portugal 68% 3% 29%
Puerto Rico 76% 0% 24%
Qatar 100% 0% 0%
Réunion 87% 0% 13%
Romania 94% 6% 0%
Russia 91% 6% 4%
Saudi Arabia 86% 11% 3%
Senegal 99% 0% 0%
Serbia 99% 0% 0%
Singapore 100% 0% 0%
Slovakia 94% 5% 0%
Slovenia 100% 0% 0%
South Africa 72% 21% 8%
South Korea 84% 3% 13%
Spain 75% 7% 18%
Sri Lanka 98% 1% 1%
Sweden 66% 5% 29%
Switzerland 82% 0% 17%
Taiwan 91% 2% 7%
Tanzania 77% 21% 2%
Thailand 92% 6% 2%
Trinidad and Tobago 100% 0% 0%
Tunisia 92% 6% 2%
Türkiye 85% 8% 7%
U.S. Virgin Islands 98% 0% 2%
Uganda 97% 2% 2%
Ukraine 82% 11% 6%
United Arab Emirates 98% 0% 2%
United Kingdom 87% 4% 9%
United States 80% 13% 7%
Uruguay 93% 6% 1%
Uzbekistan 82% 16% 2%
Venezuela 85% 7% 9%
Vietnam 84% 14% 3%
Zambia 93% 6% 0%
Zimbabwe 91% 8% 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.