PCH

Packet Clearing House Report on Internet Exchange Point Locations

This map plots the density distribution of the Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) which form the core of the global Internet, by country. Countries must have root nameservers, country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) nameservers, and Internet exchange points (IXPs) within their borders in order to maintain autonomy and internal connectivity during periods when international cables are damaged.

We use the United Nations list of countries, and countries which display as less than one pixel are listed below, but aren't indicated on the map. Last updated Friday 9th of June. This report is free for reuse and adaptation with attribution.

Countries with IXPs: 159

United States(122), Russia(35), Brazil(34), Argentina(29), Australia(28), Germany(27), India(22), France(17), Indonesia(17), United Kingdom(15), Japan(15), Netherlands(15), Canada(14), Sweden(14), Italy(12), Ukraine(12), China(11), Poland(10), Spain(9), Switzerland(8), Romania(8), New Zealand(8), Norway(7), Singapore(7), Austria(6), Bulgaria(6), South Africa(6), Finland(6), Chile(6), Malaysia(5), Ecuador(5), Tanzania(5), Nigeria(4), Greece(4), Ireland(4), Estonia(4), Lithuania(4), Peru(4), Czech Republic(4), Portugal(4), South Korea(4), Taiwan(4), Bangladesh(4), Saudi Arabia(3), Georgia(3), Pakistan(3), Turkey(3), Kenya(3), Cambodia(3), Colombia(3), Iran(3), Democratic Republic of Congo(3), Latvia(3), Philippines(3), Uzbekistan(3), Denmark(3), Slovakia(3), Thailand(3), Viet Nam(3), Mexico(3), Belgium(2), Costa Rica(2), Dominican Republic(2), Liechtenstein(2), Paraguay(2), Angola(2), Lebanon(2), Nepal(2), Trinidad and Tobago(2), Bolivia(2), Kazakhstan(2), United Arab Emirates(2), Honduras(2), Burkina Faso(2), Cameroon(2), Kyrgyzstan(2), Albania(1), Brunei Darussalam(1), Grenada(1), Hungary(1), Mali(1), Somalia(1), Liberia(1), Bhutan(1), Burundi(1), Cyprus(1), El Salvador(1), Guinea(1), Jordan(1), North Macedonia(1), Mongolia(1), Saint Lucia(1), Sri Lanka(1), Vanuatu(1), Zimbabwe(1), Saint Barthélemy(1), Armenia(1), Botswana(1), Republic of Congo(1), Djibouti(1), Fiji(1), Haiti(1), Laos(1), Myanmar(1), Panama(1), Qatar(1), Slovenia(1), Timor-Leste(1), British Virgin Islands(1), Uganda(1), Belize(1), Chad(1), Croatia(1), Gabon(1), Guam(1), Iceland(1), Jamaica(1), Rwanda(1), Senegal(1), Bahrain(1), Morocco(1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines(1), Sudan(1), Mauritius(1), Serbia(1), Afghanistan(1), Belarus(1), Cape Verde(1), Dominica(1), Israel(1), Maldives(1), Namibia(1), Papua New Guinea(1), Togo(1), Lesotho(1), Curaçao(1), Benin(1), Cuba(1), Egypt(1), Gambia(1), Guatemala(1), Luxembourg(1), Oman(1), Saint Kitts and Nevis(1), Zambia(1), Martinique(1), Tunisia(1), Montenegro(1), Bosnia and Herzegovina(1), Ghana(1), Iraq(1), Malawi(1), Mozambique(1), Palestine(1), Puerto Rico(1), Suriname(1), Cote D'Ivoire(1), Kuwait(1), Sint Maarten(1)

Countries without IXPs: 51

Central African Republic, Nauru, Tonga, Western Sahara, Falkland Islands, Monaco, South Sudan, Bahamas, Netherlands Antilles, Sierra Leone, Tajikistan, North Korea, Mauritania, Barbados, Nicaragua, San Marino, Swaziland, Micronesia, Kosovo, Algeria, Malta, Syria, Uruguay, Yemen, Libya, Antigua and Barbuda, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Palau, Venezuela, Turkmenistan, Aruba, Greenland, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Solomon Islands, US Virgin Islands, Ethiopia, Moldova, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Marshall Islands, Seychelles, Kiribati, Comoros, Eritrea, Guyana, Samoa, Tuvalu

Countries with
IXPs: 159
United States122
Russia35
Brazil34
Argentina29
Australia28
Germany27
India22
France17
Indonesia17
United Kingdom15
Japan15
Netherlands15
Canada14
Sweden14
Italy12
Ukraine12
China11
Poland10
Spain9
Switzerland8
Romania8
New Zealand8
Norway7
Singapore7
Austria6
Bulgaria6
South Africa6
Finland6
Chile6
Malaysia5
Ecuador5
Tanzania5
Nigeria4
Greece4
Ireland4
Estonia4
Lithuania4
Peru4
Czech Republic4
Portugal4
South Korea4
Taiwan4
Bangladesh4
Saudi Arabia3
Georgia3
Pakistan3
Turkey3
Kenya3
Cambodia3
Colombia3
Iran3
Democratic Republic of Congo3
Latvia3
Philippines3
Uzbekistan3
Denmark3
Slovakia3
Thailand3
Viet Nam3
Mexico3
Belgium2
Costa Rica2
Dominican Republic2
Liechtenstein2
Paraguay2
Angola2
Lebanon2
Nepal2
Trinidad and Tobago2
Bolivia2
Kazakhstan2
United Arab Emirates2
Honduras2
Burkina Faso2
Cameroon2
Kyrgyzstan2
Albania1
Brunei Darussalam1
Grenada1
Hungary1
Mali1
Somalia1
Liberia1
Bhutan1
Burundi1
Cyprus1
El Salvador1
Guinea1
Jordan1
North Macedonia1
Mongolia1
Saint Lucia1
Sri Lanka1
Vanuatu1
Zimbabwe1
Saint Barthélemy1
Armenia1
Botswana1
Republic of Congo1
Djibouti1
Fiji1
Haiti1
Laos1
Myanmar1
Panama1
Qatar1
Slovenia1
Timor-Leste1
British Virgin Islands1
Uganda1
Belize1
Chad1
Croatia1
Gabon1
Guam1
Iceland1
Jamaica1
Rwanda1
Senegal1
Bahrain1
Morocco1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
Sudan1
Mauritius1
Serbia1
Afghanistan1
Belarus1
Cape Verde1
Dominica1
Israel1
Maldives1
Namibia1
Papua New Guinea1
Togo1
Lesotho1
Curaçao1
Benin1
Cuba1
Egypt1
Gambia1
Guatemala1
Luxembourg1
Oman1
Saint Kitts and Nevis1
Zambia1
Martinique1
Tunisia1
Montenegro1
Bosnia and Herzegovina1
Ghana1
Iraq1
Malawi1
Mozambique1
Palestine1
Puerto Rico1
Suriname1
Cote D'Ivoire1
Kuwait1
Sint Maarten1
Countries without
IXPs: 51
Algeria
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Barbados
Central African Republic
Comoros
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Greenland
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Kiribati
Kosovo
Libya
Madagascar
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Nauru
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Niger
North Korea
Palau
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
South Sudan
Swaziland
Syria
Tajikistan
Tonga
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
US Virgin Islands
Uruguay
Venezuela
Western Sahara
Yemen

If you need to cite this information in a formal way (i.e. for bibliographical purposes), we suggest you use:

Packet Clearing House, Internet exchange point directory reports.
Retrieved on Friday 9th of June from http://www.pch.net/ixpdir/summary

Last updated: Fri, 09 Jun 2023 05:34:19 +0000