Improving Our Country Block Accuracy
January 11th, 2012
During a recent audit Country IP Blocks scored 99.3% accuracy in our access control lists. This is a significant improvement over the past year.
We also audited some of our competition. We selected 26 European countries as our test. The percentages are based on the following criteria for each country:
- Total number of correctly assigned networks
- Total number of incorrectly assigned networks
- Total number of missing networks
Here is how the country Access Control Lists of one of our competitors fared:
Percentages show accuracy rate of data.
- Romania 53.8%
- Czech Republic 42.8%
- Ukraine 78.7%
- Austria 88.1%
- Germany 80%
- Spain 85%
- Russia 84.2%
- Switzerland 78.7%
- Finland 84%
- France 81.4%
- Serbia: 0.0% correct
- Belgium 83.6%
- Ireland 79.3%
- United Kingdom 80.1%
- Estonia 81.8%
- Romania 53.8%
- Spain 85.9%
- Russia 84.3%
- Switzerland 78.7%
- Finland 84.0%
- France 81.4%
- Serbia 0%
- Belgium 83.6%
- Ireland 79.3%
- Estonia 81.8%
- United Kingdom 80.1%
Are we always 99.3% accurate? No. But we are working hard to make our database as current and accurate as possible. It’s the least we can do for you. We improve our accuracy by monitoring our data 365 days a year. We improve our data by responding to you when you report an error to us on the message board or through email at connecting@countryipblocks.net. Thank you for your help!
© 2012, Stewart White. All rights reserved.