List of countries by Internet connection speeds

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This is a list of countries by Internet connection speed for average and median data transfer rates for Internet access by end-users. The difference between average and median speeds is the way individual measurements are aggregated. Average speeds are more commonly used but can give a wrong impression of the actual user experience since fast connections can bias the average results. Median results represent the point where half the population has faster and the other half of the population has slower data transfer rates.

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Fixed broadband

This is a sortable list of broadband internet connection speed by country, ranked by Speedtest.net data for April 2021, [1] and with M-Lab data for May 2020 [2] and SpeedTestNet.io data for March 2021, and BandwidthPlace.com data for April 2022. [3]

RankCountry/TerritoryAverage
download
speed
(Mbit/s)
(Ookla) [1]
Average
download
speed
(Mbit/s)
(M-Lab) [2]
Average
download
speed
(Mbit/s)
(SpeedTest
Net.io)
1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 5445.5072.74242.17
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1241.5840.80168.46
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1240.83105.3253.27
4Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 520.35104.97203.15
5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 214.3361.08186.06
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 210.7185.02193.23
7Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 206.8130.61211.10
8Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 193.8099.73172.10
9Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 193.79229.98162.70
10Flag of France.svg  France 192.2551.33179.05
11Flag of the United States.svg  United States 191.9771.29171.01
12Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 191.23213.41180.10
13Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 188.69110.45194.16
14Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 186.4055.83167.15
15Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 176.4816.10149.37
16Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 172.952.08153.49
17Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 170.3014.65158.94
18Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 169.0081.29164.32
19Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 175.6181.60156.94
20Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 167.1854.61147.19
21Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 163.8554.62143.39
22Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 159.9967.31151.86
23Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 154.26118.05144.99
24Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 153.8866.66146.01
25Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 152.9495.60134.42
26Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 151.0928.33123.65
27Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 150.3937.99137.26
28Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 147.3626.49123.50
29Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 134.4887.36116.20
30Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 132.6756.63120.14
31Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 130.9855.40109.60
32Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 130.6612.06118.86
33Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 128.6932.32119.95
34Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 125.2536.55104.60
35Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 120.9342.32118.12
36Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 119.3244.05112.15
37Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 117.3127.7472.15
38Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 115.2724.2697.12
39Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 114.0127.48101.50
40Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 112.8134.8799.67
41Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 108.4765.4687.60
42Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 107.1266.4897.61
43Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 105.7156.90102.32
44Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 105.2023.9897.79
45Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 103.3446.8292.35
46Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 101.2891.97
47Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 92.6337.8282.84
48Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 90.9323.1873.65
49Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 90.3017.8974.32
50Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 90.2412.6778.95
51Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 87.0124.9879.65
52Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 85.8928.1269.50
53Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 79.8929.7071.84
54Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 78.8446.2267.46
55Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 78.5870.9086.30
56Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 77.8825.6560.25
57Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 77.8824.7468.23
58Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 68.7316.0866.41
59Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 67.5215.0964.10
60Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 67.3514.5450.43
61Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 66.3813.4161.50
62Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 64.4425.0759.50
63Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 62.52--
64Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 58.5310.87224.15
65Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 57.5312.2545.98
66Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 57.3033.8245.63
67Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 56.8916.5045.40
68Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 56.125.0151.30
69Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 55.9943.01
70Flag of India.svg  India 55.7214.4652.25
71Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 54.6538.6449.93
72Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 54.3920.3046.62
73Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 53.8822.1654.60
74Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 53.738.8042.56
75Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 51.935.4644.76
76Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 51.817.9846.28
77Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 51.516.2048.34
78Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 50.4615.6249.30
79Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 49.4416.5738.54
80Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 49.33
81Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 49.318.77
82Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 48.3516.1942.96
83Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 48.125.4744.01
84Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 47.9316.4243.76
85Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 46.5115.6941.45
86Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 45.6616.3540.85
87Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 45.374.4340.60
88Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 45.2512.3641.01
89Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.8515.6643.50
90Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 43.98
91Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 43.9114.0438.67
92Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 43.675.2541.82
93Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 41.4018.0037.65
94Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 39.664.7133.94
95Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 39.202.1032.51
96Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 37.9520.0136.49
97Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 37.6210.6932.76
98Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 37.2011.4832.25
99Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 36.7326.0130.81
100Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 36.023.2432.05
101Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 35.325.93

Mobile connection

Mobile (Cellular only) download speed
Country/TerritoryAverage
connection
speed
(Mbit/s)

Opensignal (May 2020) (data collected Q1 2020) [4]

Median
connection
speed
(Mbit/s)

Ookla (March 2022) [5]

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 59.675.18
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 59.0117.95
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 54.8108.33
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 51.444.05
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 48.8134.73
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 47.567.99
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 100.0760.52
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 42.882.29
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 37.658.65
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 36.686.48
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 35.249.49
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 34.656.60
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 33.5105.65
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 33.350.13
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 32.744.55
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 31.8135.35
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 31.741.32
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 31.3120.69
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 30.064.23
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 29.871.23
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 29.773.61
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 28.953.93
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 28.755.70
Flag of France.svg  France 28.660.94
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 26.761.12
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 26.364.30
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 26.234.26
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 26.054.57
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 25.840.48
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 25.333.44
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 25.245.81
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 25.244.47
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 24.337.15
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 23.816.38
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 23.759.42
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 22.948.10
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 21.847.34
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 21.436.90
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 21.4102.79
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 20.740.14
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 20.633.90
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 20.334.43
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 20.030.48
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 19.629.81
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 19.447.93
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 19.230.16
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 19.133.62
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 18.0
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 17.830.40
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 17.420.64
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 17.427.84
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 17.123.41
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 16.696.23
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 16.453.08
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 16.471.38
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 16.424.90
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 15.522.64
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 15.322.30
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 15.228.01
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 15.017.30
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 14.520.46
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 14.015.62
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 14.017.46
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 13.722.49
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 13.614.10
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 13.420.73
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 13.412.35
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 13.317.70
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 12.519.47
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 12.115.64
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 12.05.50
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 11.918.71
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 11.520.70
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 11.025.87
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 10.916.93
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 10.89.99
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 10.815.15
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 10.719.73
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 10.516.30
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 10.213.15
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 9.917.70
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 9.233.49
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 9.121.44
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 8.519.48
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 8.417.03
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 8.416.73
Flag of India.svg  India 8.113.67
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 8.016.12
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 7.516.45
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 7.511.88
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 7.49.92
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 7.318.92
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 6.810.43
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 6.88.44
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 6.47.95
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 6.213.27
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 6.012.44
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 5.821.03
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 5.410.39
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1.639.90
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 87.51
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 83.43
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 82.85
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 75.48
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 41.93
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 55.07
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 50.16
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 49.66
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 41.60
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 40.70
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 34.42
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 30.84
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 30.67
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 29.46
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 28.49
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 28.37
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 26.77
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 25.99
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 24.63
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 24.14
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 24.06
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 22.59
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 22.01
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 21.08
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 18.43
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 18.30
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 18.09
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 17.95
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 16.89
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 16.69
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 15.99
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 15.66
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 13.99
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 13.24
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 12.49
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 12.08
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 10.40
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 10.36
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 9.50
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 9.10
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 7.05
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 5.68
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 4.89

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