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 15th of March. This report is free for reuse and adaptation with attribution.

Countries with IXPs: 160

United States(123), Russia(35), Brazil(34), Australia(29), Argentina(29), Germany(27), India(24), Indonesia(18), France(17), Japan(16), United Kingdom(15), Canada(15), Netherlands(15), Sweden(14), Italy(12), Ukraine(12), China(11), Poland(10), Switzerland(9), Singapore(9), New Zealand(8), Romania(8), Thailand(8), Spain(8), Norway(7), South Africa(7), Austria(6), Finland(6), Malaysia(6), Bulgaria(6), Tanzania(5), Chile(5), Ecuador(5), South Korea(5), Taiwan(5), Portugal(4), Nigeria(4), Lithuania(4), Turkey(4), Mexico(4), Czech Republic(4), Philippines(4), Greece(4), Ireland(4), Estonia(4), Bangladesh(4), Peru(4), Slovakia(3), Georgia(3), Saudi Arabia(3), Colombia(3), Viet Nam(3), Uzbekistan(3), Denmark(3), Kenya(3), Pakistan(3), Latvia(3), Iran(3), Cameroon(3), Democratic Republic of Congo(3), Angola(2), Bolivia(2), Trinidad and Tobago(2), Liechtenstein(2), Kyrgyzstan(2), Kazakhstan(2), Brunei Darussalam(2), Nepal(2), Lebanon(2), Costa Rica(2), Dominican Republic(2), United Arab Emirates(2), Burkina Faso(2), Honduras(2), Myanmar(2), Belgium(2), Mauritius(1), Sri Lanka(1), Sint Maarten(1), Laos(1), Serbia(1), Armenia(1), Afghanistan(1), Cote D'Ivoire(1), Belarus(1), Papua New Guinea(1), Cambodia(1), Lesotho(1), Togo(1), Albania(1), Puerto Rico(1), Kuwait(1), Bahrain(1), Jordan(1), Saint Barthélemy(1), Fiji(1), Ghana(1), Mozambique(1), Slovenia(1), El Salvador(1), Curaçao(1), Luxembourg(1), Grenada(1), Dominica(1), Jamaica(1), Martinique(1), Morocco(1), Senegal(1), Paraguay(1), Montenegro(1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines(1), Saint Kitts and Nevis(1), Chad(1), Oman(1), Cape Verde(1), Croatia(1), Uganda(1), Botswana(1), Haiti(1), Malawi(1), Sudan(1), Vanuatu(1), Republic of Congo(1), Saint Lucia(1), Benin(1), Gabon(1), Belize(1), Djibouti(1), Burundi(1), Mali(1), Bosnia and Herzegovina(1), Guinea(1), North Macedonia(1), Guatemala(1), Iraq(1), Maldives(1), Zambia(1), Cuba(1), Hungary(1), Israel(1), Panama(1), Rwanda(1), Moldova(1), Tunisia(1), Mongolia(1), Namibia(1), Gambia(1), Liberia(1), Qatar(1), Timor-Leste(1), Bhutan(1), Zimbabwe(1), Guam(1), Somalia(1), Palestine(1), Suriname(1), British Virgin Islands(1), Cyprus(1), Egypt(1), Iceland(1)

Countries without IXPs: 50

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

Countries with
IXPs: 160
United States123
Russia35
Brazil34
Australia29
Argentina29
Germany27
India24
Indonesia18
France17
Japan16
United Kingdom15
Canada15
Netherlands15
Sweden14
Italy12
Ukraine12
China11
Poland10
Switzerland9
Singapore9
New Zealand8
Romania8
Thailand8
Spain8
Norway7
South Africa7
Austria6
Finland6
Malaysia6
Bulgaria6
Tanzania5
Chile5
Ecuador5
South Korea5
Taiwan5
Portugal4
Nigeria4
Lithuania4
Turkey4
Mexico4
Czech Republic4
Philippines4
Greece4
Ireland4
Estonia4
Bangladesh4
Peru4
Slovakia3
Georgia3
Saudi Arabia3
Colombia3
Viet Nam3
Uzbekistan3
Denmark3
Kenya3
Pakistan3
Latvia3
Iran3
Cameroon3
Democratic Republic of Congo3
Angola2
Bolivia2
Trinidad and Tobago2
Liechtenstein2
Kyrgyzstan2
Kazakhstan2
Brunei Darussalam2
Nepal2
Lebanon2
Costa Rica2
Dominican Republic2
United Arab Emirates2
Burkina Faso2
Honduras2
Myanmar2
Belgium2
Mauritius1
Sri Lanka1
Sint Maarten1
Laos1
Serbia1
Armenia1
Afghanistan1
Cote D'Ivoire1
Belarus1
Papua New Guinea1
Cambodia1
Lesotho1
Togo1
Albania1
Puerto Rico1
Kuwait1
Bahrain1
Jordan1
Saint Barthélemy1
Fiji1
Ghana1
Mozambique1
Slovenia1
El Salvador1
Curaçao1
Luxembourg1
Grenada1
Dominica1
Jamaica1
Martinique1
Morocco1
Senegal1
Paraguay1
Montenegro1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
Saint Kitts and Nevis1
Chad1
Oman1
Cape Verde1
Croatia1
Uganda1
Botswana1
Haiti1
Malawi1
Sudan1
Vanuatu1
Republic of Congo1
Saint Lucia1
Benin1
Gabon1
Belize1
Djibouti1
Burundi1
Mali1
Bosnia and Herzegovina1
Guinea1
North Macedonia1
Guatemala1
Iraq1
Maldives1
Zambia1
Cuba1
Hungary1
Israel1
Panama1
Rwanda1
Moldova1
Tunisia1
Mongolia1
Namibia1
Gambia1
Liberia1
Qatar1
Timor-Leste1
Bhutan1
Zimbabwe1
Guam1
Somalia1
Palestine1
Suriname1
British Virgin Islands1
Cyprus1
Egypt1
Iceland1
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 Friday 15th of March from http://www.pch.net/ixpdir/summary

Last updated: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 05:32:12 +0000