NordVPN vs Surfshark

NordVPN and Surfshark both list 98 countries. 52 countries are listed only by NordVPN, and 2 only by Surfshark.¹

What our measurements show

98 countries are in both lists. Our measurements confirm the listed country for NordVPN in 56 of them and for Surfshark in 49. 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.
For 2 of Surfshark's 142 measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Measurements on two days showed this, and Surfshark's list does not mark any of them as virtual.
At 15 of Surfshark's measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Surfshark's own list marks each one as virtual.
Both lists mark virtual locations: 58 % of NordVPN's locations and 33 % of Surfshark's.
In 35 of the 98 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.
On a first visit, NordVPN's home page loads 0 advertising or analytics services and Surfshark's loads 6, before anything is clicked.

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
Surfshark

Metric	NordVPN	Surfshark
Countries	150	100
Countries not listed only as virtual	55	54
Locations	226	142
Servers listed	5,380	142
Marked as virtual	58 %	33 %
Measured	226	142
Matches the country	83	67
Server outside the country	63	17
Networks	15	19
Locations in shared networks	73 %	53 %
In Fourteen Eyes countries	41 %	39 %
Third-party services loaded	1	8
Advertising or analytics services among them	0	6
Lowest price per month	$5.49	$2.49
Per month after the initial term	$11.59	$8.25
Server list source	a public list the provider does not document	a public list the provider does not document

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	Surfshark	Same network⁴
Albania	matches the country no conclusion possible within 11 km 2 locations	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Algeria	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Andorra	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Argentina	matches the country within 45 km	virtual, as stated	no shared network
Armenia	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
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 matches the country no conclusion possible matches the country within 29 km 5 locations	Datacamp Limited, Host Universal Pty Ltd
Austria	matches the country within 34 km	matches the country within 42 km	Datacamp Limited
Azerbaijan	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Bahamas	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Bangladesh	virtual, as stated	virtual, as stated	no shared network
Belgium	matches the country within 423 km	matches the country matches the country within 10 km 2 locations	no shared network
Belize	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Bhutan	virtual, as stated	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Bolivia	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Bosnia & Herzegovina	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Brazil	matches the country within 49 km	matches the country within 31 km	Datacamp Limited
Brunei	virtual, as stated	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Bulgaria	matches the country within 35 km	matches the country within 37 km	no shared network
Cambodia	virtual, as stated	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Canada	no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible within 41 km 4 locations	matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible within 37 km 3 locations	Datacamp Limited
Chile	matches the country within 97 km	matches the country within 182 km	Datacamp Limited
Colombia	matches the country within 61 km	matches the country within 44 km	Datacamp Limited
Costa Rica	virtual, as stated	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Croatia	matches the country within 13 km	matches the country within 5 km	Datacamp Limited
Cyprus	matches the country within 14 km	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Czechia	matches the country within 54 km	matches the country within 57 km	M247 Europe SRL
Denmark	matches the country within 19 km	matches the country within 257 km	M247 Europe SRL
Ecuador	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Egypt	virtual, as stated	virtual, as stated	no shared network
Estonia	matches the country within 22 km	matches the country within 608 km	no shared network
Finland	matches the country within 44 km	matches the country within 53 km	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 within 420 km 3 locations	Datacamp Limited, Hydra Communications Ltd
Georgia	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Germany	matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible within 333 km 3 locations	no conclusion possible matches the country within 360 km 2 locations	Datacamp Limited
Ghana	virtual, as stated	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Greece	matches the country within 93 km	matches the country within 95 km	Datacamp Limited
Greenland	virtual, as stated	virtual, as stated	no shared network
Hong Kong SAR China	matches the country within 175 km	matches the country within 28 km	no shared network
Hungary	matches the country within 49 km	matches the country within 34 km	Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL
Iceland	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
India	virtual, as stated	virtual, as stated virtual, as stated 2 locations	no shared network
Indonesia	matches the country within 122 km	matches the country within 37 km	no shared network
Ireland	matches the country within 58 km	matches the country within 51 km	Datacamp Limited
Isle of Man	virtual, as stated	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Israel	matches the country within 26 km	matches the country within 18 km	Datacamp Limited
Italy	matches the country no conclusion possible matches the country within 48 km 3 locations	matches the country matches the country within 16 km 2 locations	no shared network
Japan	matches the country matches the country within 36 km 2 locations	matches the country within 81 km	Datacamp Limited
Kazakhstan	virtual, as stated	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Laos	virtual, as stated	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Latvia	matches the country within 75 km	matches the country within 70 km	no shared network
Liechtenstein	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Lithuania	matches the country within 25 km	matches the country within 27 km	no shared network
Luxembourg	matches the country within 876 km	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Malaysia	matches the country within 626 km	matches the country within 690 km	no shared network
Malta	virtual, as stated	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Mexico	matches the country within 143 km	matches the country within 49 km	no shared network
Moldova	matches the country within 732 km	matches the country within 807 km	no shared network
Monaco	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Mongolia	virtual, as stated	virtual, as stated	no shared network
Montenegro	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Morocco	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Myanmar (Burma)	virtual, as stated	virtual, as stated	no shared network
Nepal	virtual, as stated	virtual, as stated	no shared network
Netherlands	matches the country within 157 km	matches the country within 168 km	Hydra Communications Ltd
New Zealand	matches the country within 21 km	matches the country within 21 km	Host Universal Pty Ltd
Nigeria	matches the country within 72 km	matches the country within 14 km	Datacamp Limited
North Macedonia	matches the country within 541 km	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Norway	matches the country within 179 km	matches the country within 52 km	no shared network
Pakistan	virtual, as stated	virtual, as stated	no shared network
Panama	virtual, as stated	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Paraguay	no conclusion possible	virtual, as stated	no shared network
Peru	matches the country within 29 km	matches the country within 28 km	Datacamp Limited
Philippines	virtual, as stated	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Poland	matches the country within 110 km	matches the country matches the country within 88 km 2 locations	Datacamp Limited
Portugal	matches the country within 39 km	matches the country no conclusion possible within 234 km 2 locations	HostRoyale Technologies Pvt Ltd
Puerto Rico	no conclusion possible	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Romania	matches the country within 40 km	no conclusion possible	Datacamp Limited
Serbia	matches the country within 18 km	matches the country within 42 km	M247 Europe SRL
Singapore	matches the country within 117 km	matches the country within 99 km	Datacamp Limited
Slovakia	matches the country within 127 km	matches the country within 140 km	M247 Europe SRL
Slovenia	matches the country within 9 km	matches the country within 8 km	HostRoyale Technologies Pvt Ltd
South Africa	matches the country within 119 km	matches the country within 101 km	Datacamp Limited
South Korea	matches the country within 112 km	matches the country within 115 km	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 40 km 3 locations	M247 Europe SRL
Sri Lanka	virtual, as stated	virtual, as stated	no shared network
Sweden	matches the country within 45 km	matches the country within 20 km	no shared network
Switzerland	matches the country within 26 km	matches the country within 19 km	Hydra Communications Ltd
Taiwan	matches the country within 11 km	matches the country within 156 km	no shared network
Thailand	virtual, as stated	server outside the country	no shared network
Türkiye	matches the country within 264 km	matches the country within 195 km	Datacamp Limited
Ukraine	matches the country within 17 km	matches the country within 19 km	Datacamp Limited
United Arab Emirates	matches the country matches the country within 20 km 2 locations	server outside the country	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 no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country within 125 km 4 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 matches the country matches the country 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 no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible within 21 km 24 locations	Clouvider Limited, Datacamp Limited
Uruguay	no conclusion possible	virtual, as stated	no shared network
Uzbekistan	virtual, as stated	virtual, as stated	no shared network
Venezuela	virtual, as stated	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Vietnam	no conclusion possible no conclusion possible 2 locations	no conclusion possible	no shared network

Countries listed by both providers or by only one of them

Countries listed by NordVPN or Surfshark

listed by both: 98 (64 %)
only NordVPN: 52 (34 %)
only Surfshark: 2 (1 %)

only NordVPN (52)

only Surfshark (2)

Networks both use

7 networks host locations from both NordVPN and Surfshark.⁴

Clouvider Limited
Datacamp Limited
Host Universal Pty Ltd
HostRoyale Technologies Pvt Ltd
Hydra Communications Ltd
Latitude.sh
M247 Europe SRL

NordVPN or Surfshark: questions and answers

Which is better, NordVPN or Surfshark?

This site does not pick a winner: which one fits depends on what matters to you. NordVPN lists 150 countries, Surfshark lists 100. NordVPN's pricing page promises a refund within 30 days, Surfshark's within 30 days.

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Which is cheaper, NordVPN or Surfshark?

Both state prices in the same currency: NordVPN starts at $5.49 and Surfshark at $2.49 per month for the initial term. After the initial term, NordVPN costs $11.59 and Surfshark $8.25 per month.