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 250 km
Located to a city, but outside 250 km
No city-level data available
Albania 99% 0% 1%
Algeria 88% 10% 2%
Andorra 100% 0% 0%
Angola 83% 15% 2%
Argentina 72% 6% 23%
Armenia 99% 0% 1%
Australia 84% 12% 4%
Austria 78% 5% 18%
Azerbaijan 97% 2% 1%
Bahamas 99% 0% 0%
Bahrain 100% 0% 0%
Bangladesh 90% 2% 8%
Barbados 99% 0% 1%
Belarus 97% 2% 1%
Belgium 75% 0% 25%
Benin 95% 5% 0%
Bermuda 100% 0% 0%
Bolivia 86% 14% 0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 99% 0% 1%
Brazil 95% 5% 0%
Brunei 100% 0% 0%
Bulgaria 93% 6% 1%
Cambodia 97% 2% 1%
Cameroon 95% 4% 0%
Canada 88% 8% 4%
Cayman Islands 100% 0% 0%
Chile 80% 16% 4%
China 61% 21% 19%
Colombia 89% 9% 2%
Congo (DRC) 83% 16% 1%
Costa Rica 99% 0% 1%
Croatia 85% 7% 8%
Cuba 97% 3% 0%
Cyprus 100% 0% 0%
Czechia 87% 3% 11%
Denmark 66% 0% 34%
Dominican Republic 99% 0% 1%
Ecuador 93% 7% 0%
Egypt 95% 3% 3%
El Salvador 100% 0% 0%
Estonia 99% 0% 1%
Ethiopia 85% 14% 1%
Finland 51% 4% 45%
France 58% 5% 37%
French Polynesia 73% 5% 23%
Georgia 93% 5% 2%
Germany 92% 5% 2%
Ghana 98% 1% 1%
Greece 81% 9% 10%
Guadeloupe 95% 0% 5%
Guam 100% 0% 0%
Guatemala 92% 1% 7%
Guyana 98% 0% 2%
Honduras 92% 0% 8%
Hong Kong 30% 0% 70%
Hungary 92% 1% 8%
Iceland 83% 2% 16%
India 86% 12% 1%
Indonesia 90% 7% 3%
Iraq 90% 7% 3%
Ireland 68% 1% 32%
Israel 87% 0% 12%
Italy 60% 5% 35%
Ivory Coast 95% 2% 2%
Jamaica 64% 0% 36%
Japan 65% 3% 32%
Jordan 84% 1% 16%
Kazakhstan 73% 24% 3%
Kenya 88% 10% 2%
Kosovo 94% 0% 6%
Kuwait 100% 0% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 96% 4% 1%
Latvia 86% 0% 14%
Lebanon 93% 0% 7%
Lithuania 81% 4% 15%
Luxembourg 64% 0% 36%
Malaysia 83% 15% 2%
Maldives 93% 3% 4%
Malta 100% 0% 0%
Martinique 92% 0% 8%
Mauritius 99% 0% 1%
Mexico 87% 6% 7%
Moldova 99% 0% 1%
Mongolia 96% 3% 1%
Montenegro 100% 0% 0%
Morocco 91% 9% 0%
Mozambique 79% 18% 3%
Namibia 85% 15% 0%
Nepal 90% 3% 7%
The Netherlands 75% 0% 25%
New Zealand 82% 12% 5%
Nicaragua 99% 0% 1%
Nigeria 76% 22% 3%
North Macedonia 99% 0% 1%
Norway 77% 7% 16%
Oman 95% 5% 0%
Pakistan 85% 14% 1%
Panama 97% 2% 0%
Paraguay 86% 6% 8%
Peru 65% 15% 20%
Philippines 89% 7% 4%
Poland 85% 6% 8%
Portugal 74% 3% 22%
Puerto Rico 71% 0% 29%
Qatar 100% 0% 0%
Réunion 95% 0% 5%
Romania 95% 5% 0%
Russia 93% 4% 3%
Saudi Arabia 89% 11% 0%
Senegal 99% 1% 0%
Serbia 99% 1% 0%
Singapore 100% 0% 0%
Slovakia 95% 5% 0%
Slovenia 100% 0% 0%
South Africa 74% 19% 8%
South Korea 85% 3% 12%
Spain 76% 7% 18%
Sri Lanka 98% 1% 0%
Sweden 61% 6% 33%
Switzerland 86% 0% 14%
Taiwan 92% 2% 7%
Tanzania 84% 16% 1%
Thailand 93% 6% 2%
Trinidad and Tobago 100% 0% 0%
Tunisia 93% 6% 1%
Türkiye 84% 10% 6%
U.S. Virgin Islands 100% 0% 0%
Uganda 98% 2% 0%
Ukraine 85% 8% 7%
United Arab Emirates 98% 0% 2%
United Kingdom 88% 4% 8%
United States 80% 12% 8%
Uruguay 93% 6% 2%
Uzbekistan 86% 13% 2%
Venezuela 90% 8% 3%
Vietnam 64% 34% 2%
Zambia 96% 4% 0%
Zimbabwe 93% 6% 0%

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.