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 exact city
Located to a city, but outside exact city
No city-level data available
Albania 70% 28% 2%
Algeria 33% 65% 2%
American Samoa 92% 8% 0%
Andorra 29% 70% 1%
Angola 62% 37% 1%
Argentina 43% 34% 23%
Armenia 85% 14% 1%
Aruba 68% 32% 1%
Australia 54% 43% 4%
Austria 37% 50% 13%
Azerbaijan 86% 13% 1%
Bahamas 71% 28% 1%
Bahrain 27% 72% 1%
Bangladesh 41% 42% 17%
Barbados 66% 32% 1%
Belarus 80% 19% 1%
Belgium 23% 51% 25%
Benin 53% 46% 1%
Bermuda 37% 62% 1%
Bolivia 73% 27% 1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 61% 38% 0%
Brazil 67% 33% 0%
Brunei 72% 28% 0%
Bulgaria 60% 39% 1%
Cambodia 68% 29% 3%
Cameroon 61% 31% 8%
Canada 51% 46% 4%
Cayman Islands 67% 31% 2%
Chile 40% 59% 2%
China 50% 34% 17%
Colombia 48% 52% 1%
Congo (DRC) 74% 24% 2%
Costa Rica 41% 59% 0%
Croatia 37% 56% 8%
Cyprus 40% 60% 0%
Czechia 39% 61% 0%
Denmark 20% 55% 26%
Dominican Republic 60% 39% 1%
Ecuador 60% 38% 2%
Egypt 52% 46% 2%
El Salvador 48% 52% 0%
Estonia 58% 41% 1%
Ethiopia 79% 21% 0%
Finland 24% 38% 38%
France 21% 40% 39%
French Polynesia 18% 54% 28%
Georgia 79% 19% 1%
Germany 36% 61% 3%
Ghana 67% 31% 1%
Greece 31% 59% 9%
Guadeloupe 21% 78% 2%
Guam 56% 44% 0%
Guatemala 67% 24% 9%
Guyana 71% 28% 1%
Honduras 54% 38% 8%
Hong Kong 7% 21% 72%
Hungary 44% 49% 7%
Iceland 45% 42% 13%
India 37% 62% 1%
Indonesia 31% 68% 1%
Iraq 74% 24% 2%
Ireland 26% 51% 23%
Israel 24% 64% 12%
Italy 16% 50% 35%
Ivory Coast 79% 21% 1%
Jamaica 30% 38% 32%
Japan 23% 42% 36%
Jersey 31% 69% 0%
Jordan 76% 19% 5%
Kazakhstan 70% 28% 2%
Kenya 73% 25% 2%
Kosovo 72% 24% 3%
Kuwait 58% 42% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 83% 16% 0%
Latvia 51% 48% 1%
Lebanon 43% 36% 21%
Lithuania 44% 41% 15%
Luxembourg 18% 52% 29%
Malaysia 23% 75% 2%
Maldives 41% 41% 18%
Malta 10% 90% 1%
Martinique 24% 64% 12%
Mauritius 17% 82% 1%
Mexico 36% 59% 5%
Moldova 73% 26% 1%
Mongolia 88% 11% 1%
Montenegro 49% 51% 0%
Morocco 46% 54% 0%
Mozambique 53% 46% 1%
Namibia 61% 37% 2%
Nepal 52% 33% 14%
The Netherlands 39% 37% 24%
New Zealand 43% 49% 8%
Nicaragua 70% 30% 0%
Nigeria 33% 66% 1%
North Macedonia 59% 39% 2%
Norway 35% 50% 15%
Oman 52% 48% 0%
Pakistan 55% 41% 4%
Panama 70% 29% 1%
Paraguay 52% 40% 8%
Peru 41% 51% 8%
Philippines 28% 70% 2%
Poland 38% 51% 11%
Portugal 30% 62% 8%
Puerto Rico 21% 55% 24%
Qatar 83% 17% 0%
Réunion 23% 77% 1%
Romania 47% 53% 1%
Russia 83% 13% 3%
Saudi Arabia 64% 36% 0%
Senegal 80% 20% 0%
Serbia 59% 41% 0%
Singapore 94% 5% 1%
Slovakia 32% 68% 0%
Slovenia 31% 69% 0%
South Africa 27% 63% 10%
South Korea 23% 64% 13%
Spain 36% 43% 21%
Sri Lanka 23% 77% 0%
Sweden 17% 48% 35%
Switzerland 20% 64% 16%
Taiwan 44% 50% 6%
Tanzania 69% 30% 1%
Thailand 61% 38% 2%
Trinidad and Tobago 23% 77% 0%
Tunisia 19% 80% 0%
Türkiye 41% 54% 6%
U.S. Virgin Islands 55% 44% 1%
Uganda 69% 24% 7%
Ukraine 64% 30% 6%
United Arab Emirates 73% 25% 2%
United Kingdom 30% 63% 7%
United States 34% 59% 7%
Uruguay 50% 49% 1%
Uzbekistan 59% 40% 1%
Venezuela 54% 43% 2%
Vietnam 62% 35% 2%
Zambia 77% 22% 0%
Zimbabwe 72% 28% 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.