Go library for efficiently accessing the country information specified in ISO3166-1.
Performance when looking up country information for a given Alpha-2 or Alpha-3 code:
| Module | Result (Alpha-2) | Result (Alpha-3) |
|---|---|---|
| iso3166_1 | 19.1 ns/op | 19.3 ns/op |
| github.com/launchdarkly/go-country-codes (unmaintained) | 48.9 ns/op | 48.6 ns/op |
| github.com/TheBookPeople/iso3166 | 63.2 ns/op | 64.8 ns/op |
| github.com/pariz/gountries | 105 ns/op | 103 ns/op |
| github.com/biter777/countries | 198 ns/op | 251 ns/op |
Source:
cd _comparison
go test -bench .
The generated.go file is generated by internal/gen/main.go. It can be
(re)generated by running
go generate .
from the root of the repo. Run tests with:
go test .
Pull requests are welcome.