Table 2 Geolocation accuracy validation.

From: Geolocated Lightning Network topology snapshots: A dataset covering 2019–2023

Country

Reference values, %

Our snapshot estimates, %

Difference

US

10.53

9.59

0.94

FR

5.71

4.26

1.45

DE

3.32

3.62

−0.30

CA

2.49

2.51

−0.02

NL

1.38

1.29

0.09

GB

1.18

1.14

0.04

CN

0.59

0.83

−0.24

IT

0.38

0.36

0.02

JP

0.37

0.36

0.01

Others

5.30

4.99

0.31

  1. Note. The reference values obtained from21, our snapshot dated at 01.08.2021 consists of 12,089 nodes (776 geolocated nodes).