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 Thursday 7th of December. This report is free for reuse and adaptation with attribution.

Countries with IXPs: 160

United States(122), Russia(35), Brazil(34), Argentina(29), Australia(28), Germany(27), India(23), Indonesia(17), France(17), Japan(15), Netherlands(15), United Kingdom(15), Canada(14), Sweden(14), Ukraine(12), Italy(12), China(11), Poland(10), Singapore(9), Switzerland(9), New Zealand(8), Thailand(8), Spain(8), Romania(8), Norway(7), South Africa(7), Austria(6), Bulgaria(6), Malaysia(6), Finland(6), Ecuador(5), Chile(5), Taiwan(5), South Korea(5), Tanzania(5), Mexico(4), Bangladesh(4), Lithuania(4), Peru(4), Estonia(4), Greece(4), Ireland(4), Turkey(4), Czech Republic(4), Nigeria(4), Portugal(4), Kenya(3), Cameroon(3), Denmark(3), Slovakia(3), Viet Nam(3), Philippines(3), Uzbekistan(3), Democratic Republic of Congo(3), Georgia(3), Latvia(3), Pakistan(3), Colombia(3), Iran(3), Saudi Arabia(3), Trinidad and Tobago(2), Kyrgyzstan(2), Nepal(2), Lebanon(2), Burkina Faso(2), Myanmar(2), Angola(2), Honduras(2), United Arab Emirates(2), Belgium(2), Bolivia(2), Brunei Darussalam(2), Costa Rica(2), Dominican Republic(2), Kazakhstan(2), Liechtenstein(2), Paraguay(2), Cote D'Ivoire(1), Kuwait(1), Sint Maarten(1), Belize(1), Bosnia and Herzegovina(1), Chad(1), Croatia(1), Gabon(1), Ghana(1), Guam(1), Iceland(1), Iraq(1), Jamaica(1), Malawi(1), Mozambique(1), Palestine(1), Puerto Rico(1), Rwanda(1), Senegal(1), Suriname(1), Martinique(1), Tunisia(1), Uganda(1), Montenegro(1), Armenia(1), Benin(1), Botswana(1), Republic of Congo(1), Cuba(1), Djibouti(1), Egypt(1), Fiji(1), Gambia(1), Guatemala(1), Haiti(1), Laos(1), Luxembourg(1), Oman(1), Panama(1), Qatar(1), Saint Kitts and Nevis(1), Slovenia(1), Timor-Leste(1), British Virgin Islands(1), Zambia(1), Zimbabwe(1), Lesotho(1), Moldova(1), Saint Barthélemy(1), Afghanistan(1), Curaçao(1), Belarus(1), Bhutan(1), Burundi(1), Cape Verde(1), Cyprus(1), Dominica(1), El Salvador(1), Guinea(1), Israel(1), Jordan(1), North Macedonia(1), Maldives(1), Mongolia(1), Namibia(1), Papua New Guinea(1), Saint Lucia(1), Sri Lanka(1), Togo(1), Vanuatu(1), Liberia(1), Mauritius(1), Serbia(1), Albania(1), Bahrain(1), Cambodia(1), Grenada(1), Hungary(1), Mali(1), Morocco(1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines(1), Somalia(1), Sudan(1)

Countries without IXPs: 50

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

Countries with
IXPs: 160
United States122
Russia35
Brazil34
Argentina29
Australia28
Germany27
India23
Indonesia17
France17
Japan15
Netherlands15
United Kingdom15
Canada14
Sweden14
Ukraine12
Italy12
China11
Poland10
Singapore9
Switzerland9
New Zealand8
Thailand8
Spain8
Romania8
Norway7
South Africa7
Austria6
Bulgaria6
Malaysia6
Finland6
Ecuador5
Chile5
Taiwan5
South Korea5
Tanzania5
Mexico4
Bangladesh4
Lithuania4
Peru4
Estonia4
Greece4
Ireland4
Turkey4
Czech Republic4
Nigeria4
Portugal4
Kenya3
Cameroon3
Denmark3
Slovakia3
Viet Nam3
Philippines3
Uzbekistan3
Democratic Republic of Congo3
Georgia3
Latvia3
Pakistan3
Colombia3
Iran3
Saudi Arabia3
Trinidad and Tobago2
Kyrgyzstan2
Nepal2
Lebanon2
Burkina Faso2
Myanmar2
Angola2
Honduras2
United Arab Emirates2
Belgium2
Bolivia2
Brunei Darussalam2
Costa Rica2
Dominican Republic2
Kazakhstan2
Liechtenstein2
Paraguay2
Cote D'Ivoire1
Kuwait1
Sint Maarten1
Belize1
Bosnia and Herzegovina1
Chad1
Croatia1
Gabon1
Ghana1
Guam1
Iceland1
Iraq1
Jamaica1
Malawi1
Mozambique1
Palestine1
Puerto Rico1
Rwanda1
Senegal1
Suriname1
Martinique1
Tunisia1
Uganda1
Montenegro1
Armenia1
Benin1
Botswana1
Republic of Congo1
Cuba1
Djibouti1
Egypt1
Fiji1
Gambia1
Guatemala1
Haiti1
Laos1
Luxembourg1
Oman1
Panama1
Qatar1
Saint Kitts and Nevis1
Slovenia1
Timor-Leste1
British Virgin Islands1
Zambia1
Zimbabwe1
Lesotho1
Moldova1
Saint Barthélemy1
Afghanistan1
Curaçao1
Belarus1
Bhutan1
Burundi1
Cape Verde1
Cyprus1
Dominica1
El Salvador1
Guinea1
Israel1
Jordan1
North Macedonia1
Maldives1
Mongolia1
Namibia1
Papua New Guinea1
Saint Lucia1
Sri Lanka1
Togo1
Vanuatu1
Liberia1
Mauritius1
Serbia1
Albania1
Bahrain1
Cambodia1
Grenada1
Hungary1
Mali1
Morocco1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
Somalia1
Sudan1
Countries without
IXPs: 50
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
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

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Packet Clearing House, Internet exchange point directory reports.
Retrieved on Thursday 7th of December from http://www.pch.net/ixpdir/summary

Last updated: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:05:09 +0000