Virtual VPN locations: how many and which providers

Providers mark 436 of 1,676 listed locations as virtual. Only 6 of 13 lists contain such a marker; in those lists, 38 % of locations are marked as virtual.¹

All listed locations according to the provider's list

marked as virtual: 436 (26 %)
not marked as virtual: 698 (42 %)
no information in the list: 542 (32 %)

By provider

marked as virtual
not marked as virtual
no information in the list

Provider²	Locations	marked as virtual	Share	Countries listed only as virtual
NordVPN	226	130	58 %	95 of 150
ExpressVPN	226	104	46 %	64 of 113
Private Internet Access	215	96	45 %	62 of 113
CyberGhost	125	56	45 %	56 of 100
Surfshark	142	47	33 %	46 of 100
Windscribe	200	3	2 %	1 of 72
Proton VPN	195	no information in the list	–	–
Mullvad	91	no information in the list	–	–
hide.me	64	no information in the list	–	–
AzireVPN	62	no information in the list	–	–
IVPN	59	no information in the list	–	–
AirVPN	39	no information in the list	–	–
OVPN	32	no information in the list	–	–

What the measurements show for marked and unmarked locations

For 120 of 276 measured locations marked as virtual, the measured server is not in the listed country. Among the 854 measured locations without this marker, the same is true for 4.³

matches the country
no conclusion possible
server outside the country

What the provider's list says	Measured	matches the country	no conclusion possible	server outside the country
Marked as virtual	276	29	119	120
Not marked as virtual	507	360	145	2
No information in the list	347	263	82	2

Locations with servers in another country³

Some locations are listed under one country even though their server is located somewhere else. Providers call this a virtual location: it assigns an address registered for the listed country, while your data passes through another location. The table shows where the measurements place these servers.

Location in the list	Server location (measured)	Distance to the country	Provider's list	Measured
Windscribe: Antarctica	at most 261 km from Buffalo, United States	at least 11,392 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Private Internet Access: Uruguay	at most 1,066 km from Los Angeles, United States	at least 8,400 km	marked as virtual	Oct 29, 2026
NordVPN: Comoros	at most 1,843 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 6,198 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Bolivia	at most 1,060 km from Los Angeles, United States	at least 6,009 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Surfshark: India	at most 63 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 5,861 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Private Internet Access: Kenya	at most 48 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 5,290 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Kenya	at most 126 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 5,212 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Surfshark: India	at most 112 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 4,965 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
hide.me: Morocco	at most 1,100 km from Buffalo, United States	at least 4,833 km	no information in the list	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Afghanistan	at most 108 km from Singapore	at least 4,766 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Somalia	at most 1,477 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 4,679 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Peru	at most 1,062 km from Los Angeles, United States	at least 4,587 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Guam	at most 69 km from Singapore	at least 4,515 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Sierra Leone	at most 161 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 4,465 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Ghana	at most 47 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 4,375 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Private Internet Access: Mongolia	at most 80 km from Singapore	at least 4,304 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Mongolia	at most 99 km from Singapore	at least 4,285 km	marked as virtual	Oct 25, 2026
NordVPN: Kyrgyzstan	at most 93 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 4,260 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Pakistan	at most 62 km from Singapore	at least 4,201 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Surfshark: Pakistan	at most 67 km from Singapore	at least 4,196 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Pakistan	at most 86 km from Singapore	at least 4,177 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Tajikistan	at most 133 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 4,158 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Liberia	at most 942 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 3,817 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Seychelles	at most 50 km from Johannesburg, South Africa	at least 3,600 km	marked as virtual	Oct 31, 2026
NordVPN: Bahrain	at most 1,497 km from Madrid, Spain	at least 3,584 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Ecuador	at most 1,063 km from Los Angeles, United States	at least 3,531 km	marked as virtual	Oct 25, 2026
NordVPN: Yemen	at most 1,771 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 3,493 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Qatar	at most 1,507 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 3,492 km	marked as virtual	Oct 29, 2026
NordVPN: Benin	at most 875 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 3,384 km	marked as virtual	Oct 25, 2026
NordVPN: Ethiopia	at most 1,826 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 3,346 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Trinidad & Tobago	at most 2,992 km from Los Angeles, United States	at least 3,187 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Maldives	at most 98 km from Singapore	at least 3,185 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Nepal	at most 50 km from Singapore	at least 3,114 km	marked as virtual	Oct 25, 2026
Surfshark: Nepal	at most 53 km from Singapore	at least 3,111 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Nepal	at most 113 km from Singapore	at least 3,051 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Uzbekistan	at most 130 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 3,039 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Bhutan	at most 62 km from Singapore	at least 2,949 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Suriname	at most 588 km from Tampa, United States	at least 2,945 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Bhutan	at most 100 km from Singapore	at least 2,911 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Private Internet Access: Armenia	at most 8,622 km from Los Angeles, United States	at least 2,728 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Kuwait	at most 1,814 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 2,623 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Uzbekistan	at most 1,443 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 2,552 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Guyana	at most 583 km from Tampa, United States	at least 2,510 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Ghana	at most 1,886 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 2,498 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Fiji	at most 118 km from Sydney, Australia	at least 2,462 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Lebanon	at most 72 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 2,424 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Hong Kong SAR China	at most 81 km from Singapore	at least 2,385 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Macao SAR China	at most 70 km from Singapore	at least 2,378 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Sri Lanka	at most 75 km from Singapore	at least 2,351 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Papua New Guinea	at most 41 km from Sydney, Australia	at least 2,343 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Bangladesh	at most 61 km from Singapore	at least 2,343 km	marked as virtual	Oct 29, 2026
Surfshark: Bangladesh	at most 65 km from Singapore	at least 2,339 km	marked as virtual	Oct 29, 2026
Surfshark: Sri Lanka	at most 91 km from Singapore	at least 2,325 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Guam	at most 114 km from Tokyo, Japan	at least 2,294 km	marked as virtual	Oct 29, 2026
NordVPN: Sri Lanka	at most 137 km from Singapore	at least 2,289 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Bangladesh	at most 115 km from Singapore	at least 2,286 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Kazakhstan	at most 130 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 2,212 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Barbados	at most 578 km from Tampa, United States	at least 2,192 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Egypt	at most 66 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 2,178 km	marked as virtual	Oct 25, 2026
Private Internet Access: Puerto Rico	at most 2,995 km from Los Angeles, United States	at least 2,174 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Mauritius	at most 1,885 km from Cape Town, South Africa	at least 2,115 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Guatemala	at most 1,054 km from Los Angeles, United States	at least 2,100 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Surfshark: Saudi Arabia	at most 1,695 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 1,949 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Lebanon	at most 1,500 km from Madrid, Spain	at least 1,909 km	marked as virtual	Oct 29, 2026
Private Internet Access: Bermuda	at most 2,979 km from Los Angeles, United States	at least 1,836 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Nigeria	at most 2,286 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 1,830 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Dominican Republic	at most 2,994 km from Los Angeles, United States	at least 1,735 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Antigua & Barbuda	at most 598 km from Tampa, United States	at least 1,707 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Greenland	at most 1,078 km from Buffalo, United States	at least 1,668 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Private Internet Access: Venezuela	at most 29 km from Miami, United States	at least 1,661 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Panama	at most 58 km from Miami, United States	at least 1,646 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Tanzania	at most 138 km from Johannesburg, South Africa	at least 1,542 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Chad	at most 1,816 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 1,495 km	marked as virtual	Oct 31, 2026
Private Internet Access: Philippines	at most 60 km from Singapore	at least 1,468 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Venezuela	at most 581 km from Tampa, United States	at least 1,429 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Jordan	at most 1,766 km from Amsterdam, Netherlands	at least 1,426 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Philippines	at most 105 km from Singapore	at least 1,423 km	marked as virtual	Oct 29, 2026
NordVPN: Madagascar	at most 47 km from Johannesburg, South Africa	at least 1,420 km	marked as virtual	Oct 31, 2026
Surfshark: Greenland	at most 1,315 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 1,403 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Greenland	at most 1,321 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 1,397 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Private Internet Access: Algeria	at most 48 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 1,388 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: El Salvador	at most 59 km from Miami, United States	at least 1,384 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Surfshark: Mongolia	at most 3,021 km from Singapore	at least 1,363 km	marked as virtual	Oct 25, 2026
NordVPN: Egypt	at most 1,553 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 1,347 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Private Internet Access: Türkiye	at most 47 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 1,296 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Laos	at most 60 km from Singapore	at least 1,262 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Laos	at most 102 km from Singapore	at least 1,220 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Costa Rica	at most 588 km from Tampa, United States	at least 1,205 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Guatemala	at most 62 km from Miami, United States	at least 1,118 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Surfshark: Uzbekistan	at most 2,052 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 1,117 km	marked as virtual	Oct 25, 2026
Surfshark: Egypt	at most 1,809 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 1,110 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: India	at most 66 km from Singapore	at least 1,098 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Windscribe: India	at most 72 km from Singapore	at least 1,092 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
NordVPN: Malawi	at most 44 km from Johannesburg, South Africa	at least 1,084 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: India	at most 97 km from Singapore	at least 1,067 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Private Internet Access: Brunei	at most 68 km from Singapore	at least 1,024 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Surfshark: Uruguay	at most 52 km from Sao Paulo, Brazil	at least 1,024 km	marked as virtual	Oct 25, 2026
NordVPN: Cape Verde	at most 3,252 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 1,006 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Brunei	at most 100 km from Singapore	at least 992 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Private Internet Access: Myanmar (Burma)	at most 69 km from Singapore	at least 965 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Surfshark: Myanmar (Burma)	at most 73 km from Singapore	at least 961 km	marked as virtual	Oct 29, 2026
NordVPN: Myanmar (Burma)	at most 90 km from Singapore	at least 944 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Private Internet Access: Cambodia	at most 50 km from Singapore	at least 866 km	marked as virtual	Oct 29, 2026
NordVPN: Cambodia	at most 90 km from Singapore	at least 826 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
hide.me: Cambodia	at most 93 km from Singapore	at least 823 km	no information in the list	Oct 31, 2026
Private Internet Access: Malta	at most 697 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 811 km	marked as virtual	Oct 29, 2026
NordVPN: Gambia	at most 3,915 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 732 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Jamaica	at most 36 km from Miami, United States	at least 703 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Vietnam	at most 63 km from Singapore	at least 656 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Surfshark: Argentina	at most 40 km from Sao Paulo, Brazil	at least 629 km	marked as virtual	Oct 28, 2026
Surfshark: Paraguay	at most 48 km from Sao Paulo, Brazil	at least 627 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Malta	at most 928 km from Falkenstein, Germany	at least 580 km	marked as virtual	Oct 31, 2026
NordVPN: Bermuda	at most 1,177 km from Buffalo, United States	at least 428 km	marked as virtual	Oct 29, 2026
NordVPN: Senegal	at most 3,564 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 415 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Thailand	at most 63 km from Singapore	at least 386 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Surfshark: Thailand	at most 84 km from Singapore	at least 365 km	not marked as virtual	Oct 27, 2026
NordVPN: Mauritania	at most 2,348 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 339 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Andorra	at most 555 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 339 km	not marked as virtual	Oct 29, 2026
NordVPN: Thailand	at most 115 km from Singapore	at least 330 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Qatar	at most 20 km from Dubai, United Arab Emirates	at least 253 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Saudi Arabia	at most 23 km from Dubai, United Arab Emirates	at least 142 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
NordVPN: Isle of Man	at most 198 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 135 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026
Private Internet Access: Montenegro	at most 1,438 km from London, United Kingdom	at least 127 km	marked as virtual	Oct 29, 2026
NordVPN: Botswana	at most 50 km from Johannesburg, South Africa	at least 96 km	marked as virtual	Oct 30, 2026

4 of these locations are not marked as virtual in the provider's list. A location like this appears here only after measurements on two different days have shown the same result.