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 70% 29% 1%
Algeria 31% 67% 2%
Angola 51% 46% 3%
Argentina 41% 36% 23%
Armenia 70% 30% 1%
Australia 51% 45% 4%
Austria 39% 51% 10%
Azerbaijan 85% 14% 1%
Bahamas 75% 24% 1%
Bahrain 21% 79% 0%
Bangladesh 45% 43% 11%
Barbados 70% 29% 1%
Belarus 76% 23% 1%
Belgium 21% 55% 24%
Benin 60% 38% 1%
Bermuda 33% 65% 2%
Bolivia 72% 27% 1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 59% 40% 1%
Brazil 66% 33% 0%
Bulgaria 62% 38% 0%
Cambodia 63% 36% 1%
Cameroon 65% 28% 6%
Canada 45% 51% 4%
Chile 38% 62% 1%
China 59% 31% 10%
Colombia 55% 42% 3%
Congo (DRC) 82% 17% 0%
Costa Rica 36% 64% 0%
Croatia 34% 50% 16%
Curaçao 81% 6% 13%
Cyprus 41% 58% 0%
Czechia 30% 50% 19%
Denmark 20% 49% 31%
Dominican Republic 54% 44% 2%
Ecuador 63% 37% 1%
Egypt 51% 47% 2%
El Salvador 48% 51% 1%
Estonia 56% 43% 1%
Ethiopia 69% 31% 0%
Finland 22% 31% 47%
France 19% 46% 35%
French Polynesia 27% 55% 17%
Georgia 77% 22% 1%
Germany 38% 61% 2%
Ghana 67% 31% 1%
Greece 36% 54% 9%
Guadeloupe 23% 74% 4%
Guam 20% 78% 2%
Guatemala 64% 28% 8%
Guyana 62% 36% 2%
Honduras 51% 42% 7%
Hong Kong 8% 23% 69%
Hungary 45% 48% 8%
Iceland 42% 35% 23%
India 41% 57% 2%
Indonesia 48% 48% 4%
Iraq 73% 23% 4%
Ireland 18% 39% 43%
Isle of Man 30% 68% 2%
Israel 20% 60% 19%
Italy 16% 55% 30%
Ivory Coast 82% 16% 2%
Jamaica 27% 42% 30%
Japan 18% 38% 44%
Jersey 40% 60% 0%
Jordan 70% 22% 8%
Kazakhstan 72% 26% 2%
Kenya 67% 30% 4%
Kosovo 52% 43% 5%
Kuwait 36% 64% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 81% 14% 5%
Latvia 47% 40% 14%
Lebanon 43% 50% 7%
Lithuania 40% 48% 12%
Luxembourg 20% 52% 28%
Malaysia 25% 74% 1%
Maldives 61% 34% 6%
Malta 9% 91% 0%
Martinique 31% 53% 16%
Mauritius 23% 77% 1%
Mexico 39% 54% 7%
Moldova 73% 27% 0%
Mongolia 95% 3% 1%
Montenegro 52% 47% 0%
Morocco 43% 57% 0%
Mozambique 72% 26% 2%
Namibia 70% 30% 0%
The Netherlands 38% 37% 25%
New Zealand 42% 51% 7%
Nicaragua 70% 29% 1%
Nigeria 39% 60% 1%
North Macedonia 50% 44% 6%
Norway 29% 50% 21%
Oman 49% 51% 0%
Pakistan 58% 40% 2%
Panama 70% 29% 1%
Paraguay 51% 40% 8%
Peru 38% 60% 2%
Philippines 25% 72% 3%
Poland 35% 53% 12%
Portugal 24% 52% 23%
Puerto Rico 18% 51% 30%
Qatar 84% 16% 0%
Réunion 35% 56% 9%
Romania 50% 49% 1%
Russia 75% 20% 4%
Saudi Arabia 62% 34% 4%
Senegal 82% 17% 0%
Serbia 54% 45% 0%
Singapore 96% 4% 1%
Slovakia 30% 69% 0%
Slovenia 33% 67% 0%
South Africa 30% 63% 7%
South Korea 25% 63% 12%
Spain 39% 44% 17%
Sri Lanka 25% 75% 0%
Sweden 23% 47% 30%
Switzerland 19% 66% 15%
Taiwan 42% 52% 6%
Tanzania 63% 35% 2%
Thailand 54% 45% 1%
Trinidad and Tobago 19% 81% 0%
Tunisia 17% 82% 1%
Türkiye 41% 52% 7%
U.S. Virgin Islands 60% 38% 1%
Uganda 77% 22% 1%
Ukraine 55% 31% 14%
United Arab Emirates 77% 23% 1%
United Kingdom 29% 60% 11%
United States 30% 63% 8%
Uruguay 48% 51% 1%
Uzbekistan 61% 37% 2%
Venezuela 55% 36% 9%
Vietnam 61% 37% 2%
Zambia 84% 16% 0%
Zimbabwe 67% 32% 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.