NordVPN vs Windscribe

NordVPN and Windscribe both list 70 countries. 80 countries are listed only by NordVPN, and 2 only by Windscribe.¹

What our measurements show

• 70 countries are in both lists. Our measurements confirm the listed country for NordVPN in 56 of them and for Windscribe in 68. In the rest, no location has been measured yet, or the measurement does not allow a conclusion.
• At 63 of NordVPN's measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. NordVPN's own list marks each one as virtual.
• At 2 of Windscribe's measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Windscribe's own list marks each one as virtual.
• So far, no measured location of either provider has its server outside the listed country without being marked as virtual.
• Both lists mark virtual locations: 58 % of NordVPN's locations and 2 % of Windscribe's.
• In 40 of the 70 countries both list, servers of both providers are in the same network, for example M247 Europe SRL in the United Arab Emirates. In those countries, switching to the other provider does not get you a different network.
• Neither home page loads advertising or analytics services on a first visit.

From our own data: the server lists we read, our measurements, and our check of each home page. Apps, speed, and streaming are not tested.²

• NordVPN
• Windscribe

A dash: not in the list, or not collected yet.³

Country by country

Each row is a country that both providers list. In each of them, at least one provider has a measured location or both use the same network. The status comes from our own measurement of the server address each provider publishes. “Within … km” means the server is at most that far from the listed country.

Country	NordVPN	Windscribe	Same network4
Albania	matches the country no conclusion possible within 11 km 2 locations	matches the country matches the country within 26 km 2 locations	–no shared network
Argentina	matches the country within 45 km	matches the country matches the country within 13 km 2 locations	Datacamp Limited
Australia	no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible matches the country within 17 km 5 locations	no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country within 23 km 10 locations	GSL Networks Pty LTD
Austria	matches the country within 34 km	matches the country matches the country within 39 km 2 locations	Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL
Belgium	matches the country within 423 km	matches the country matches the country within 11 km 2 locations	–no shared network
Bosnia & Herzegovina	no conclusion possible	matches the country matches the country within 21 km 2 locations	–no shared network
Brazil	matches the country within 43 km	matches the country matches the country within 36 km 2 locations	Datacamp Limited
Bulgaria	matches the country within 35 km	matches the country matches the country within 39 km 2 locations	Datacamp Limited
Canada	no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible within 34 km 4 locations	no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible within 28 km 10 locations	Datacamp Limited
Chile	matches the country within 97 km	matches the country within 105 km	Datacamp Limited
Colombia	matches the country within 61 km	matches the country within 48 km	Datacamp Limited
Croatia	matches the country within 13 km	matches the country within 6 km	Datacamp Limited
Cyprus	matches the country within 32 km	matches the country matches the country within 28 km 2 locations	–no shared network
Czechia	matches the country within 54 km	matches the country matches the country within 52 km 2 locations	Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL
Denmark	matches the country within 19 km	matches the country matches the country within 34 km 2 locations	M247 Europe SRL
Ecuador	no conclusion possible	matches the country within 717 km	–no shared network
El Salvador	virtual, as stated	matches the country within 986 km	–no shared network
Estonia	matches the country within 22 km	matches the country within 64 km	–no shared network
Finland	matches the country within 78 km	matches the country matches the country within 81 km 2 locations	–no shared network
France	no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country within 473 km 4 locations	no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country within 435 km 4 locations	Datacamp Limited
Georgia	no conclusion possible	matches the country within 46 km	–no shared network
Germany	matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible within 330 km 3 locations	no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country within 344 km 3 locations	Datacamp Limited
Greece	matches the country within 93 km	matches the country within 949 km	Datacamp Limited
Guatemala	virtual, as stated	no conclusion possible	–no shared network
Hong Kong SAR China	matches the country within 175 km	matches the country matches the country within 26 km 2 locations	–no shared network
Hungary	matches the country within 49 km	matches the country matches the country within 30 km 2 locations	Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL
Iceland	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible matches the country within 32 km 2 locations	–no shared network
India	virtual, as stated	virtual, as stated matches the country no conclusion possible within 243 km 3 locations	–no shared network
Indonesia	matches the country within 122 km	no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible within 50 km 4 locations	–no shared network
Ireland	matches the country within 130 km	matches the country matches the country within 37 km 2 locations	Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL
Israel	matches the country within 26 km	matches the country matches the country within 14 km 2 locations	Datacamp Limited
Italy	matches the country no conclusion possible matches the country within 36 km 3 locations	matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible within 22 km 3 locations	Datacamp Limited
Japan	matches the country matches the country within 36 km 2 locations	matches the country matches the country within 75 km 2 locations	Datacamp Limited
Kenya	virtual, as stated	matches the country within 88 km	–no shared network
Latvia	matches the country within 75 km	matches the country matches the country within 63 km 2 locations	–no shared network
Lithuania	matches the country within 30 km	matches the country within 60 km	–no shared network
Luxembourg	matches the country within 876 km	matches the country within 219 km	–no shared network
Malaysia	matches the country within 626 km	matches the country within 528 km	–no shared network
Mexico	matches the country within 143 km	matches the country within 44 km	Datacamp Limited
Moldova	matches the country within 732 km	matches the country within 47 km	–no shared network
Netherlands	matches the country within 157 km	matches the country matches the country matches the country within 114 km 3 locations	Datacamp Limited
New Zealand	matches the country within 18 km	matches the country no conclusion possible within 28 km 2 locations	GSL Networks Pty LTD
Nigeria	matches the country within 72 km	matches the country within 101 km	Datacamp Limited
North Macedonia	matches the country within 541 km	matches the country matches the country within 35 km 2 locations	–no shared network
Norway	matches the country within 179 km	matches the country matches the country within 169 km 2 locations	M247 Europe SRL
Panama	virtual, as stated	matches the country within 12 km	–no shared network
Paraguay	no conclusion possible	matches the country within 919 km	–no shared network
Peru	matches the country within 29 km	matches the country within 28 km	Datacamp Limited
Philippines	virtual, as stated	matches the country within 89 km	–no shared network
Poland	matches the country within 108 km	matches the country matches the country matches the country within 96 km 3 locations	Datacamp Limited
Portugal	matches the country within 39 km	matches the country within 592 km	Datacamp Limited
Romania	matches the country within 23 km	matches the country no conclusion possible within 25 km 2 locations	Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL
Serbia	matches the country within 18 km	matches the country within 16 km	M247 Europe SRL
Singapore	matches the country within 53 km	matches the country matches the country matches the country within 54 km 3 locations	Datacamp Limited, GSL Networks Pty LTD
Slovakia	matches the country within 127 km	matches the country within 52 km	Datacamp Limited
Slovenia	matches the country within 7 km	matches the country within 73 km	–no shared network
South Africa	matches the country within 31 km	matches the country matches the country matches the country within 112 km 3 locations	Datacamp Limited
South Korea	matches the country within 112 km	matches the country matches the country within 147 km 2 locations	–no shared network
Spain	matches the country matches the country within 55 km 2 locations	matches the country matches the country matches the country within 45 km 3 locations	Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL
Sweden	matches the country within 45 km	matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country within 23 km 4 locations	Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL
Switzerland	matches the country within 24 km	matches the country matches the country matches the country within 16 km 3 locations	Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL
Taiwan	matches the country within 11 km	matches the country within 232 km	–no shared network
Thailand	virtual, as stated	matches the country no conclusion possible matches the country within 524 km 3 locations	–no shared network
Türkiye	matches the country within 264 km	matches the country within 266 km	Datacamp Limited
Ukraine	matches the country within 17 km	matches the country within 18 km	Datacamp Limited
United Arab Emirates	matches the country matches the country within 10 km 2 locations	matches the country within 25 km	M247 Europe SRL
United Kingdom	matches the country no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country within 130 km 4 locations	matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country within 64 km 6 locations	Clouvider Limited, Datacamp Limited, Hydra Communications Ltd
United States	matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible within 28 km 55 locations	no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country within 17 km 52 locations	Clouvider Limited, Datacamp Limited
Uruguay	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	–no shared network
Vietnam	no conclusion possible no conclusion possible 2 locations	matches the country matches the country within 41 km 2 locations	–no shared network

Countries listed by both providers or by only one of them

only NordVPN (80)

• Andorra
• Afghanistan
• Antigua & Barbuda
• Armenia
• Angola
• Azerbaijan
• Barbados
• Bangladesh
• Burkina Faso
• Bahrain
• Benin
• Bermuda
• Brunei
• Bolivia
• Bahamas
• Bhutan
• Botswana
• Belize
• Costa Rica
• Cape Verde
• Dominican Republic
• Algeria
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Fiji
• Ghana
• Greenland
• Gambia
• Guam
• Guyana
• Honduras
• Isle of Man
• Iraq
• Jersey
• Jamaica
• Jordan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Cambodia
• Comoros
• Kuwait
• Cayman Islands
• Kazakhstan
• Laos
• Lebanon
• St. Lucia
• Liechtenstein
• Sri Lanka
• Liberia
• Libya
• Morocco
• Monaco
• Montenegro
• Madagascar
• Myanmar (Burma)
• Mongolia
• Mauritania
• Malta
• Mauritius
• Maldives
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Nepal
• Papua New Guinea
• Pakistan
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Senegal
• Somalia
• Suriname
• Chad
• Tajikistan
• Tunisia
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Tanzania
• Uzbekistan
• Venezuela
• Yemen
• Zambia

only Windscribe (2)

• Antarctica
• Russia

Networks both use

5 networks host locations from both NordVPN and Windscribe.⁴

• Clouvider Limited
• Datacamp Limited
• GSL Networks Pty LTD
• Hydra Communications Ltd
• M247 Europe SRL

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As of November 1, 2026.