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Average Internet Speeds By Country

This interactive global map shows average internet speeds by country. Hover over a country to reveal the average internet speed. Click on a link in the index to see top 10 fastest internet speeds by average, for specific global regions.

How is average internet speed for each country measured?

Speeds are measured in Megabits Per Second (Mbps) and map data is sourced from the Q4 2015 State of the Internet Report. Analysis from more than 200 trillion requests to the Akamai CDN platform, from 149 countries worldwide. Business and residential internet connection speeds included, from unique IPs. Mobile network speeds excluded.

For more recent average internet speed updates, jump to the latest internet speed by country data:

Median Internet Speeds by Country - 2020
Top 50 Average Internet Speeds June 2017 - May 2018
Top 10 Average Internet Speeds - Q1 2017
Top 10 Average Internet Speeds - Q3 2016

IMPORTANT: Internet speeds in each country are AVERAGE speeds. NOT the fastest internet speeds available. For insight into countries with the 'best' or fastest internet speeds, data shows the % of internet speed tests above certain thresholds. The % of connections above 4Mbps, 10Mbps and 15Mbps for each country indicates which country has overall higher internet speeds, over a larger sample of tests. For example, as of 2015, 80.5% of internet connection speed tests averaged above 10Mbps in South Korea. Likewise for nearby average internet speeds in Japan. At that time, Japan's internet speed test data shows 62.8% of Japanese internet users connected to average speeds higher than 10Mbps. (In the USA at that time, only 52.9% of USA internet users tested above an average internet speed of 10Mbps).

Individual Internet Service Providers in each country, may provide slower or faster internet speeds in certain areas. Internet speeds received by end users are also based on other factors, like the type of internet connection available. An average is a good indication of where an individual country's internet speed performance is at, in our opinion.

Index

Top 10 Worldwide Average Internet Speeds
Top 10 Average Internet Speeds - Q1 2017
Top 10 Average Internet Speeds - Q3 2016
Top 10 Average Internet Speeds: Asia Pacific Countries
Top 10 Average Internet Speeds: North / Central / South American Countries

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Median & Fastest Internet Speeds By Country - August 2020

Here is our 2020 update on the fastest Internet in the world by country. Speed test data is collected by M-Lab and their Network Diagnostic Tool (NDT). M-Lab is the source we will be using moving forward, for all Internet speed data and analysis. M-Lab measures median download and upload speeds for 192 countries, on a weekly basis. Internet speed by country data current as of August 30th 2020. Countries below are ranked by median download speeds, at time of testing. Important: download speeds are one part of Internet speed tests. Upload speed is also important when ranking countries with the fastest Internet speed.

Fastest Internet In The World 2020 - Ranked By Median Download Speeds

Rank	Country	Download Speed (Mbps)	Upload Speed (Mbps)	# Download Tests	# Upload Tests	No. IPs
1	Liechtenstein	199.28 Mbps	39.78 Mbps	96	98	10
2	Hong Kong	112.32 Mbps	91.40 Mbps	4782	5589	933
3	Denmark	107.78 Mbps	66.02 Mbps	21495	22217	912
4	Switzerland	93.60 Mbps	41.44 Mbps	65614	74350	1907
5	Netherlands	93.48 Mbps	27.58 Mbps	89478	93970	9044
6	Sweden	91.36 Mbps	86.04 Mbps	20812	23875	2071
7	Iceland	80.19 Mbps	24.30 Mbps	314	435	55
8	Finland	79.40 Mbps	18.39 Mbps	9487	10395	526
9	Andorra	76.67 Mbps	56.20 Mbps	159	176	33
10	Bermuda	74.21 Mbps	19.27 Mbps	589	631	46
11	San Marino	61.89 Mbps	9.76 Mbps	4	3	3
12	Norway	58.95< Mbps	49.73 Mbps	13841	14298	2083
13	United States	54.99 Mbps	10.4 Mbps5	1972335	2126398	364898
14	New Zealand	52.86 Mbps	19.85 Mbps	21053	21533	3518
15	South Korea	44.42 Mbps	41.96 Mbps	5215	5393	413
16	Belgium	41.68 Mbps	12.47 Mbps	42931	43810	6537
17	Hungary	39.85 Mbps	15.35 Mbps	3512	3439	903
18	Germany	37.50 Mbps	9.78 Mbps	144229	142519	56429
19	Barbados	34.98 Mbps	17.07 Mbps	352	420	110
20	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	34.40 Mbps	4.48 Mbps	13	10	1
21	Luxembourg	34.12 Mbps	10.45 Mbps	298	305	72
22	Australia	32.26 Mbps	10.69 Mbps	95073	99997	30367
23	Bahrain	32.05 Mbps	17.64 Mbps	533	463	273
24	Austria	31.70 Mbps	9.43 Mbps	19126	18000	5139
25	Japan	31.23 Mbps	44.60 Mbps	83445	82208	38954
26	Taiwan	30.58 Mbps	18.14 Mbps	9999	19865	753
27	Romania	28.55 Mbps	25.62 Mbps	2418	2682	989
28	United Kingdom	28.51 Mbps	8.87 Mbps	296494	316680	65332
29	Spain	28.50 Mbps	25.92 Mbps	76757	82229	29253
30	Republic of Lithuania	27.47 Mbps	16.99 Mbps	782	721	232
31	Poland	25.77 Mbps	10.06 Mbps	6022	6468	1608
32	Bahamas	25.07 Mbps	6.86 Mbps	372	363	111
33	Canada	23.66 Mbps	8.82 Mbps	142597	144837	30905
34	Latvia	23.28 Mbps	18.39 Mbps	519	1098	185
35	Saint Lucia	21.44 Mbps	5.55 Mbps	44	46	37
36	Greenland	21.43 Mbps	85.61 Mbps	59	62	10
37	Ireland	21.27 Mbps	10.47 Mbps	21742	20990	7491
38	Israel	20.19 Mbps	3.13 Mbps	4257	4636	833
39	Slovakia	19.95 Mbps	9.55 Mbps	2443	2574	493
40	Czechia	19.04 Mbps	6.63 Mbps	20694	29905	2635
41	Bulgaria	18.86 Mbps	12.39 Mbps	1534	1479	478
42	Belize	18.08 Mbps	12.95 Mbps	227	248	112
43	Papua New Guinea	17.61 Mbps	1.57 Mbps	11	11	11
44	Portugal	17.27 Mbps	10.46 Mbps	13317	14626	6238
45	New Caledonia	17.07 Mbps	10.60 Mbps	111	146	39
46	Estonia	16.83 Mbps	22.75 Mbps	694	754	145
47	Vietnam	16.39 Mbps	19.21 Mbps	8144	8716	6118
48	Serbia	15.21 Mbps	4.42 Mbps	6155	6230	3940
49	Thailand	14.90 Mbps	15.01 Mbps	14186	16359	10329
50	Qatar	14.27 Mbps	8.83 Mbps	848	1639	759
51	Italy	14.17 Mbps	6.26 Mbps	95366	93685	34834
52	Lesotho	14.09 Mbps	4.62 Mbps	14	13	7
53	U.S. Virgin Islands	13.86 Mbps	4.90< Mbps	152	142	43
54	Cyprus	12.92 Mbps	4.97 Mbps	1779	1856	541
55	Antigua and Barbuda	12.70 Mbps	22.13 Mbps	30	33	15
56	Trinidad and Tobago	12.28 Mbps	7.02 Mbps	500	600	267
57	Slovenia	12.21 Mbps	8.98 Mbps	971	977	258
58	France	12.10 Mbps	2.89 Mbps	46524	52697	18786
59	Ukraine	11.21 Mbps	11.59 Mbps	5070	5783	3026
60	Greece	10.88 Mbps	1.50 Mbps	7335	7652	2881
61	Malaysia	10.82 Mbps	10.96 Mbps	4279	4994	2617
62	Brunei	10.69 Mbps	3.04 Mbps	216	259	178
63	Croatia	10.34 Mbps	3.06 Mbps	1703	2015	944
64	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	9.35 Mbps	4.35 Mbps	42	49	24
65	Cabo Verde	9.03 Mbps	1.36 Mbps	17	19	16
66	Republic of Moldova	8.90 Mbps	7.14 Mbps	508	609	338
67	Malta	8.54 Mbps	9.58 Mbps	480	485	119
68	Georgia	8.10 Mbps	7.16 Mbps	193	230	169
69	Russia	8.06 Mbps	8.83 Mbps	18427	22181	9176
70	Uruguay	8.05 Mbps	6.91 Mbps	1002	1114	852
71	Costa Rica	8.04 Mbps	2.30 Mbps	3819	3991	1967
72	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8.03 Mbps	1.50 Mbps	937	1219	840
73	Panama	7.69 Mbps	5.07 Mbps	2232	2706	904
74	Mexico	7.55 Mbps	1.90 Mbps	102970	104889	47864
75	Grenada	7.47 Mbps	2.11 Mbps	82	87	20
76	Montenegro	7.22 Mbps	2.93 Mbps	309	426	278
77	North Macedonia	7.17 Mbps	0.88 Mbps	235	318	242
78	Solomon Islands	7.09 Mbps	3.61 Mbps	7	7	6
79	United Arab Emirates	6.76 Mbps	6.01 Mbps	3808	6077	2716
80	Albania	6.27 Mbps	2.22 Mbps	528	856	582
81	Chile	6.24 Mbps	4.21 Mbps	3536	5075	2419
82	Jamaica	5.94 Mbps	1.88 Mbps	733	808	450
83	Dominica	5.68 Mbps	8.00 Mbps	9	12	9
84	Turkey	5.22 Mbps	0.66 Mbps	9915	11150	7272
85	Saudi Arabia	5.13 Mbps	2.95 Mbps	8083	10995	6021
86	El Salvador	4.93 Mbps	1.27 Mbps	4585	4455	1970
87	Sri Lanka	4.91 Mbps	2.13 Mbps	304	465	329
88	Egypt	4.89 Mbps	0.73 Mbps	21838	23380	18998
89	Northern Mariana Islands	4.88 Mbps	2.53 Mbps	37	33	18
90	Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan	4.86 Mbps	1.25 Mbps	1291	1407	997
91	American Samoa	4.85 Mbps	2.00 Mbps	12	16	11
92	Brazil	4.80 Mbps	3.92 Mbps	265193	282153	159684
93	Cameroon	4.67 Mbps	2.84 Mbps	128	189	104
94	Bolivia	4.60 Mbps	3.71 Mbps	7754	8269	4084
95	Myanmar	4.40 Mbps	5.22 Mbps	1196	1537	987
96	Belarus	4.37 Mbps	2.70 Mbps	1340	1628	827
97	St Kitts and Nevis	4.36 Mbps	1.21 Mbps	95	73	22
98	Liberia	4.23 Mbps	2.70 Mbps	18	30	10
99	India	4.09 Mbps	2.69 Mbps	414725	399945	227100
100	Guatemala	3.78 Mbps	1.76 Mbps	8885	8766	2799
101	South Africa	3.70 Mbps	2.27 Mbps	40879	39240	16373
102	Morocco	3.64 Mbps	0.52 Mbps	23932	22783	16169
103	Nicaragua	3.64 Mbps	0.93 Mbps	2431	2415	1101
104	Tunisia	3.58 Mbps	0.71 Mbps	2988	2937	2076
105	Ecuador	3.57 Mbps	3.98 Mbps	22487	22953	11416
106	Kuwait	3.48 Mbps	1.26 Mbps	868	1574	526
107	Colombia	3.38 Mbps	1.78 Mbps	38424	40391	19828
108	Iraq	3.19 Mbps	2.63 Mbps	7801	8160	5384
109	Eswatini	2.93 Mbps	0.97 Mbps	83	93	57
110	Dominican Republic	2.92 Mbps	0.88 Mbps	5106	5318	3526
111	Oman	2.85 Mbps	0.67 Mbps	1870	2173	1161
112	Burkina Faso	2.80 Mbps	1.02 Mbps	95	116	69
113	Iran	2.74 Mbps	0.60 Mbps	6	7	7
114	Peru	2.68 Mbps	1.99 Mbps	15016	16829	8461
115	Honduras	2.64 Mbps	2.17 Mbps	3510	3661	1789
116	Palestine	2.32 Mbps	0.55 Mbps	881	849	635
117	Palau	2.28 Mbps	0.50 Mbps	4	5	4
118	Kyrgyzstan	2.24 Mbps	1.04 Mbps	138	184	139
119	Uganda	2.14 Mbps	2.04 Mbps	572	587	311
120	Kenya	2.10 Mbps	1.97 Mbps	9199	9110	3243
121	Philippines	2.05 Mbps	2.31 Mbps	166009	158522	59370
122	Cuba	2.01 Mbps	0.20 Mbps	2	2	2
123	Laos	1.99 Mbps	1.93 Mbps	47	57	43
124	Mongolia	1.98 Mbps	1.82 Mbps	71	76	42
125	Vanuatu	1.94 Mbps	2.05 Mbps	41	41	4
126	French Polynesia	1.92 Mbps	0.48 Mbps	163	168	105
127	Indonesia	1.88 Mbps	1.82 Mbps	91028	93531	54667
128	Zimbabwe	1.85 Mbps	0.61 Mbps	311	372	229
129	Mozambique	1.85 Mbps	1.51 Mbps	270	277	171
130	Tanzania	1.75 Mbps	1.74 Mbps	362	383	224
131	Nepal	1.73 Mbps	3.38 Mbps	10160	11797	5474
132	Niger	1.71 Mbps	1.39 Mbps	42	47	23
133	Guyana	1.71 Mbps	0.81 Mbps	563	632	347
134	Argentina	1.70 Mbps	0.78 Mbps	23690	26451	10732
135	Mauritius	1.62 Mbps	1.91 Mbps	127	171	122
136	Haiti	1.62 Mbps	1.86 Mbps	113	138	81
137	Paraguay	1.56 Mbps	1.91 Mbps	1370	1526	772
138	Seychelles	1.52 Mbps	0.77 Mbps	40	41	14
139	Kazakhstan	1.52 Mbps	1.37 Mbps	632	945	725
140	Fiji	1.50 Mbps	0.67 Mbps	69	69	25
141	Uzbekistan	1.49 Mbps	0.62 Mbps	1158	1660	1172
142	Armenia	1.46 Mbps	0.88 Mbps	111	168	122
143	Algeria	1.42 Mbps	0.56 Mbps	5007	5322	3824
144	Azerbaijan	1.37 Mbps	0.60 Mbps	1355	1599	1097
154	Mali	1.34 Mbps	1.25 Mbps	93	124	97
146	Cambodia	1.29 Mbps	7.30 Mbps	473	549	384
147	Angola	1.27 Mbps	1.16 Mbps	241	279	144
148	Gabon	1.23 Mbps	0.98 Mbps	136	173	117
149	Bhutan	1.22 Mbps	2.47 Mbps	10	9	5
150	Marshall Islands	1.19 Mbps	6.22 Mbps	30	33	8
151	Senegal	1.18 Mbps	0.44 Mbps	397	498	360
152	Nigeria	1.16 Mbps	1.56 Mbps	2693	2967	1409
153	Ghana	1.14 Mbps	1.10 Mbps	638	732	447
154	Togo	1.09 Mbps	0.82 Mbps	158	194	140
155	Chad	1.09 Mbps	0.97 Mbps	22	26	21
156	Sierra Leone	1.07 Mbps	1.40 Mbps	6	7	5
157	Suriname	1.05 Mbps	0.69 Mbps	220	240	130
158	Mauritania	1.02 Mbps	0.30 Mbps	85	90	64
159	Equatorial Guinea	1.01 Mbps	1.13 Mbps	10	11	9
160	São Tomé and Príncipe	0.98 Mbps	1.27 Mbps	24	25	18
161	Zambia	0.91 Mbps	1.28 Mbps	86	97	62
162	Pakistan	0.86 Mbps	0.57 Mbps	9795	13195	9141
163	Bangladesh	0.86 Mbps	2.65 Mbps	23702	27739	8293
164	Rwanda	0.81 Mbps	1.03 Mbps	78	41	26
165	Libya	0.75 Mbps	0.63 Mbps	592	691	452
166	Djibouti	0.75 Mbps	0.26 Mbps	19	30	21
167	Lebanon	0.74 Mbps	0.92 Mbps	1778	2556	1305
168	DR Congo	0.73 Mbps	0.51 Mbps	47	58	55
169	Venezuela	0.71 Mbps	0.41 Mbps	10773	11255	5937
170	Botswana	0.66 Mbps	0.96 Mbps	189	219	138
171	Comoros	0.65 Mbps	0.26 Mbps	5	5	4
172	Benin	0.65 Mbps	0.86 Mbps	84	104	77
173	Maldives	0.55 Mbps	0.81 Mbps	242	310	116
174	Somalia	0.52 Mbps	0.48 Mbps	267	355	143
175	Yemen	0.46 Mbps	0.15 Mbps	551	597	574
176	Malawi	0.41 Mbps	0.71 Mbps	5	9	9
177	Congo Republic	0.39 Mbps	1.88 Mbps	19	21	14
178	East Timor	0.36 Mbps	0.62 Mbps	7	8	9
179	Afghanistan	0.34 Mbps	0.23 Mbps	59	77	51
180	Turkmenistan	0.32 Mbps	0.59 Mbps	11	13	8
181	Namibia	0.30 Mbps	0.38 Mbps	431	313	166
182	Gambia	0.29 Mbps	0.54 Mbps	16	15	15
183	Ethiopia	0.27 Mbps	0.55 Mbps	1346	1605	967
184	Burundi	0.23 Mbps	0.21 Mbps	9	12	9
185	Tajikistan	0.23 Mbps	0.82 Mbps	44	71	45
186	Guinea	0.21 Mbps	0.76 Mbps	30	37	22
187	China	0.13 Mbps	4.87 Mbps	705	769	198
188	Ivory Coast	0.13 Mbps	0.19 Mbps	164	217	142
189	Federated States of Micronesia	0.07 Mbps	0.62 Mbps	9	9	8
190	Eritrea	0.05 Mbps	0.17 Mbps	1	3	2
191	South Sudan	0.04 Mbps	0.39 Mbps	1	5	1
192	Guinea-Bissau	0.01 Mbps	1.53 Mbps	1	1	1

Fastest Internet & Median Download Speeds 2020: Findings & Analysis

So, from these 2020 Internet speed results, what are some key findings? Generally, (excluding Hong Kong and Bermuda), Europe has the fastest Internet speeds in the world, lead by Scandinavian countries. Also Switzerland (4th fastest download speeds) and the Netherlands (5th fastest downloads). Many European countries have faster download and upload speeds, across large testing samples. Principalities and microstates also within Europe have excellent download and fast Internet speeds; Liechtenstein (1st), Andorra (9th), San Marino (11th). Worth noting is that these areas did have much lower testing samples at the time of measurement.

Overall, if you're looking for a true 'winner' when it comes to the fastest Internet speeds worldwide, Scandinavian countries are world leading. Fast download AND upload speeds are available in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Finland and Norway. This region ranks highly for fast Internet speeds on a consistent basis, which is not just a nice have for citizens, but also a contributing factor as to why countries like Sweden produce so many start-ups.

How does Scandinavia provide such fast internet speeds? Fiber optic infrastructure is common in countries leading the world with high speed internet. Dedicated fiber internet services offer more bandwidth capacity and speeds - both uploads and downloads. Fiber as a medium sends data packets at lower latency. Much faster connection speeds are possible via fiber, as opposed to legacy copper or cable.

The USA ranks 13th for median download speeds. It is also the largest country by both population and size to perform well for download speed, over the largest testing samples. Upload speeds only measure 10.45 Mbps though.

Top 10 Worldwide Average Internet Speeds

Country	Q4 2015 Avg. Mbps	% Above 4 Mbps	% Above 10 Mbps	% Above 15 Mbps
Global Average	5.6	-	-	-
South Korea	26.7	96.7%	80.5%	62.6%
Sweden	19.1	93%	59.5%	42.4%
Norway	18.8	89.8%	61.8%	44.7%
Japan	17.4	91.1%	62.8%	40.3%
Netherlands	17.0	95.7%	64.5%	38.8%
Hong Kong	16.8	93.2%	61.1%	37.8%
Switzerland	16.7	93.6%	62.1%	37.5%
Latvia	16.7	92.5%	54.1%	37%
Finland	16.6	91%	57.4%	34.4%
Denmark	16.1	94.3%	60.1%	37.7%

Update: Top 10 Average Internet Speeds Comparison - Q3 2016

Country	Q3 2016 Avg. Mbps	YoY Change
Global Average	6.3	2.3%
South Korea	26.3	-2.5%
Hong Kong	20.1	3.4%
Norway	20.0	-0.2%
Sweden	19.7	4.6%
Switzerland	18.4	0.5%
Singapore	18.2	5.3%
Japan	18.0	5.1%
Finland	17.6	0%
Netherlands	17.3	2.1%
Latvia	16.9	-3.5%

As of Q3 2016, generally there has been increases to average internet speeds. The above table shows an overall comparison of internet speeds from 2015 to 2016.

Globally, average internet speeds increased from 5.6Mbps to 6.3Mbps by Q3 of 2016.
South Korea maintains #1 spot for average speed. (Despite a small decrease in average speed measured from Q4 of 2015).
Singapore jumps into the top 10, to 6th spot with 18.2Mbps. +45% average internet speed increase YoY.
Denmark the only country to drop outside the top 10 from 2015. Despite a 19% YoY increase, (replaced by Singapore).
All other countries in the top 10 from 2015, increased average internet speed in 2016.

Update: Top 10 Average Internet Speeds Comparison - Q1 2017

Country	Q1 2017 Avg. Mbps	YoY Change
Global Average	7.2	15%
South Korea	28.6	-1.7%
Norway	23.5	10%
Sweden	22.5	9.2%
Hong Kong	21.9	10%
Switzerland	21.7	16%
Finland	20.5	15%
Singapore	20.3	24%
Japan	20.2	11%
Denmark	20.1	17%
United States	18.7	22%

New speed data as of Q1 2017: Overall, worldwide average internet speeds increased again in Q1 of 2017. The above table compares YoY averages.

Worldwide average internet speed increased to 7.2Mbps in Q1 of 2017. Average speed has increased from 5.6Mbps in Q4 of 2015 to now, or +28.57%.
South Korea retains 1st place for fastest average internet speed in 2017. (Despite a YoY decrease of -1.7%). South Korea has maintained the fastest average internet speeds, since we began documenting data in Q4 of 2015.
Latvia and The Netherlands fell out of the top 10 in Q1 of 2017. (Replaced by Denmark and the USA).
USA entered the top 10 for the first time, recording a +22% increase to average internet speeds.
Denmark regained it's position in the top 10, after dropping out in Q3 of 2016. Average internet speed in Denmark increased +17% YoY.
Singapore recorded the largest increase to average speed with a +24% increase, to 20.3Mbps in Q1 of 2017.
4 out of the top 10 countries for internet speed are in Asia (South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan).
Another 4 out of the top 10 countries for internet speed are in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark).

What is the average speed of internet?

The average speed of internet varies greatly from country to country. Higher averages can be observed in Asian and Scandinavian countries. Overall, average global internet speed is 5.6Mbps, as of Q4 in 2015.

In Q3 of 2016, the global average internet speed increased to 6.3Mbps, which represents a 2.3% improvement. (Average global speeds are according to Akamai data and reporting, collected from 200 different countries).

What country has the fastest internet speed?

South Korea has the fastest internet speed based on Akamai data and other external speed testing. Average internet speed in South Korea was 21.1Mbps above the global average, in Q4 of 2015.

In Q1 of 2017:, South Korean internet speeds were again significantly faster than the rest of the world. This is despite a small YoY speed decrease of -1.7%. At this time, average South Korean internet speeds of 28.6Mbps, exceeded that of 2nd place Norway by a considerable 5.1Mbps.

An incredible 62.6% of internet connections in this country connect at speeds above 15Mbps.
80.5% of connections have an average speed faster than 10Mbps (or almost double the global average internet speed).

South Korea was the first country to complete the upgrade from dial-up internet to broadband, doing so in 2005. South Korea is also home to the most internet users per capita and the heaviest data usage worldwide. According to PCMag, better government planning in South Korea has improved internet connection speeds across the country dramatically. Additionally, a competitive Korean ISP market has led to exceptional service levels for end users. In the city of Cheongju, average internet speeds to citizens of 124.5Mbps are standard. Further, 1Gbps internet plans are available in South Korea for just $20 USD.

Average download speed data from May 2018 (via M-Lab), shows Singapore had the fastest average download speeds of 60.39Mbps, followed by Sweden (46Mbps) then Denmark (43.99Mbps). Surprisingly, South Korea came in at 30th position for average download speeds at this time, with 20.63Mbps.

Where is the fastest internet in the world?

In terms of the fastest internet connection speeds, (that are not scientific tests and available for consumer or business use), South Korea is also a world leader. Other Asian countries also have some of the fastest internet in the world. Japan and Hong Kong residents on average, connected at internet speeds above 16Mbps in Q4 of 2015.

The other worldwide region which is leading the way in faster internet is Scandinavia. For a region with a much smaller population when compared to Asian, European and North American countries, Scandinavian countries have internet that connects at fast speeds and at scale.

Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark ALL have average internet speeds above 16Mbps.
Denmark: 94% of internet connection speeds faster than 4Mbps in Q4 of 2015.
Norway: 44.7% of internet connection speeds above 15Mbps.
Sweden: 93% of internet speeds faster than 4Mbps.
Finland: 91% of internet connections faster than 4Mbps.

Apart from the concentrated Scandinavian region, The Netherlands, Switzerland and Latvia provide some of the fastest internet in the world. These countries actually rank above Finland and Denmark for internet speed.

Q4 2015 Internet Speed Data:

Netherlands: Internet speed average of 17Mbps. (95.7% of connections > 4Mbps).
Switzerland: Average internet speed of 16.7Mbps.
Latvia: Average internet connection speed also 16.7Mbps.

Top 10 Average Internet Speeds: Asia Pacific Countries

Country	Q4 2015 Avg. Mbps	% Above 4 Mbps	% Above 10 Mbps	% Above 15 Mbps
South Korea	26.7	96.7%	80.5%	62.6%
Japan	17.4	91.1%	62.8%	40.3%
Hong Kong	16.8	93.2%	61.1%	37.8%
Singapore	13.9	90.8%	59.3%	32%
Taiwan	12.9	90.3%	44.5%	24.4%
New Zealand	9.3	87.4%	25.5%	10.8%
Thailand	9.3	95.3%	26.1%	8.2%
Australia	8.2	72.9%	19.5%	8.3%
Malaysia	5.2	55.6%	5.5%	1.2%
Sri Lanka	4.8	52.3%	3.5%	1.3%

Average Internet Speeds In America Increasing

Average internet speeds in the USA have increased by 12.69% QoQ, according to Akamai data. In Q3 of 2015, average connection speeds were 12.6Mbps. Whilst this is a positive for consumers, both peak and average internet speeds in the USA are well outside the global top 10.

Q3 2016 update: Average internet speeds in the USA were 16.3Mbps. Compared to Q4 of 2015, this represents a 14.78% increase.

Q1 2017 update: Average internet speeds in the USA increased to 18.7Mbps in 2017. This represented a +22% increase YoY, according to Akamai data. In Q1 of 2017, the USA enters top 10 average internet speed countries for the first time.

Increases to internet speeds in the USA can be attributed to 2 major developments;

1. Many ISPs across the USA have been aggressively updating infrastructure and improving network performance. This is to meet end user's insatiable demand for more bandwidth, as well as higher service expectations.

Increased bandwidth has become necessary to satisfy requirements for online gaming, file sharing, streaming, cloud based services, video and VoIP phone systems, to name just a few.

2. The availability of fiber internet services on a wider scale. New community based fiber service and providers such as Google Fiber have entered the market in certain areas. Affordable, higher speed fiber internet connectivity is now more prevalent.

There's no doubt that healthy competition also benefits consumer internet access speeds.

How fast are internet speeds in the USA compared to the rest of the world?

To summarize, internet speeds in the USA are well above the global average of 5.6Mbps. Within the Americas region, the USA ranks #1. On a regional level, South, Central and North American countries provide slow internet speeds, when compared on a global scale. To see how internet service speeds perform on a US state vs state level, see our internet speeds by state map.

Top 10 Average Internet Speeds: American Countries

Country	Q4 2015 Avg. Mbps	% Above 4 Mbps	% Above 10 Mbps	% Above 15 Mbps
United States	14.2	82.8%	52.9%	31.6%
Canada	13.1	88.2%	48.8%	27%
Uruguay	6.2	71.7%	8.8%	2%
Chile	6.1	67.3%	10.1%	2.8%
Mexico	5.9	67.9%	8.2%	2.2%
Argentina	4.7	46.2%	4.4%	0.7%
Peru	4.5	47.1%	2.9%	0.9%
Colombia	4.5	50.6%	2.2%	0.5%
Ecuador	4.4	41.8%	3.3%	0.8%
Brazil	4.1	39%	2.9%	0.8%

Within the Americas region, the below countries experienced the largest increases to average internet speed when comparing 2016 with 2015;

Brazil: the largest increase to average internet speed YoY. Internet speeds of 5.5Mbps in Q3 of 2016 (+51%).
Panama: jumps into the top 10 for the Americas region. Averaging 5.2Mbps across 2016. (+48%).
Bolivia: Averaging 2.4Mbps in 2016. (+35%).

Top 10 Average Internet Speeds: European Countries

Country	Q4 2015 Avg. Mbps	% Above 4 Mbps	% Above 10 Mbps	% Above 15 Mbps
Sweden	19.1	93%	59.5%	42.4%
Norway	18.8	89.8%	61.8%	44.7%
Netherlands	17.0	95.7%	64.5%	38.8%
Switzerland	16.7	93.6%	62.1%	37.5%
Latvia	16.7	92.5%	54.1%	37%
Finland	16.6	91%	57.4%	34.4%
Denmark	16.1	94.3%	60.1%	37.7%
Czech Republic	15.9	88.4%	51.2%	30.5%
United Kingdom	13.9	89%	49.8%	32.3%
Romania	13.2	91.3%	53.3%	28.2%

Top 50 Average Download Speeds June 2017 - May 2018

Rank	Country	Average Download Speed (Mbps)	Total Tests	Time To Download HD Movie (5GB)	2017 Rank	Position Change	2017 Average Download Speed (Mbps)	2017 Download Speed Change (Mbps)
1	Singapore	60.39	524,018	11 Mins, 18 Secs	1	=	55.13	5.26
2	Sweden	46.00	367,241	14 Mins, 50 Secs	2	=	40.16	5.84
3	Denmark	43.99	150,529	15 Mins, 31 Secs	4	1	33.54	10.45
4	Norway	40.12	86,920	17 Mins, 01 Secs	7	3	29.13	10.99
5	Romania	38.60	175,948	17 Mins, 41 Secs	18	13	21.33	17.27
6	Belgium	36.71	174,249	18 Mins, 36 Secs	8	2	27.37	9.34
7	Netherlands	35.95	1,247,694	18 Mins, 59 Secs	5	2	33.52	2.43
8	Luxembourg	35.14	19,071	19 Mins, 26 Secs	33	25	15.52	19.62
9	Hungary	34.01	352,745	20 Mins, 04 Secs	15	6	23.16	10.85
10	Jersey	30.90	9,165	22 Mins, 06 Secs	14	4	23.30	7.60
11	Switzerland	29.92	156,463	22 Mins, 49 Secs	10	1	26.93	2.99
12	Japan	28.94	2,563,873	23 Mins, 35 Secs	12	=	24.47	4.47
13	Latvia	28.63	41,186	23 Mins, 51 Secs	6	7	30.36	-1.73
14	Taiwan	28.09	112,628	24 Mins, 18 Secs	3	11	34.40	-6.31
15	Estonia	27.91	26,552	24 Mins, 28 Secs	13	2	24.11	3.80
16	Spain	27.19	3,993,706	25 Mins, 06 Secs	21	5	19.60	7.59
17	Lithuania	27.17	47,015	25 Mins, 08 Secs	11	6	25.12	2.05
18	Andorra	27.14	1,081	25 Mins, 09 Secs	42	24	12.07	15.07
19	Hong Kong	26.45	59,701	25 Mins, 48 Secs	9	10	27.16	-0.71
20	United States	25.86	89,548,425	26 Mins, 24 Secs	21	1	20.00	5.86
21	Slovakia	25.30	126,084	26 Mins, 59 Secs	23	2	18.85	6.45
22	Madagascar	24.87	4,179	27 Mins, 27 Secs	89	67	3.49	21.38
23	France	24.23	1,050,872	28 Mins, 10 Secs	37	14	13.43	10.80
24	Finland	24.00	69,850	28 Mins, 26 Secs	19	5	20.90	3.10
25	Germany	24.00	1,885,617	28 Mins, 27 Secs	24	1	18.80	5.20
26	New Zealand	23.77	996,322	28 Mins, 43 Secs	30	4	16.85	6.92
27	Czechia (Czech Republic)	23.71	304,158	28 Mins, 47 Secs	28	1	17.31	6.40
28	Slovenia	21.41	40,531	31 Mins, 53 Secs	25	3	18.37	3.04
29	Portugal	21.28	150,528	32 Mins, 05 Secs	17	12	21.72	-0.44
30	South Korea	20.63	198,867	33 Mins, 06 Secs	16	14	22.90	-2.27
31	Bulgaria	20.20	73,365	33 Mins, 48 Secs	27	4	17.54	2.66
32	Poland	19.73	484,908	34 Mins, 36 Secs	35	3	14.88	4.85
33	Canada	19.48	8,398,439	35 Mins, 03 Secs	26	7	18.37	1.11
34	Iceland	18.85	11,930	36 Mins, 13 Secs	47	13	10.55	8.30
35	United Kingdom	18.57	14,701,505	36 Mins, 46 Secs	31	4	16.51	2.06
36	Ireland	18.22	1,133,548	37 Mins, 28 Secs	36	=	13.92	4.30
37	Liechtenstein	17.71	498	38 Mins, 33 Secs	44	7	11.40	6.31
38	Austria	17.51	123,698	39 Mins, 00 Secs	34	4	15.26	2.25
39	Barbados	17.08	2,182	39 Mins, 59 Secs	65	26	6.62	10.46
40	Thailand	17.06	1,678,485	40 Mins, 01 Secs	29	11	16.85	0.21
41	Macao	16.12	3,424	42 Mins, 22 Secs	20	21	20.52	-4.40
42	Croatia	15.60	104,939	43 Mins, 46 Secs	40	2	12.57	3.03
43	Italy	15.10	6,172,612	45 Mins, 12 Secs	46	3	10.71	4.39
44	Gibraltar	14.71	1,059	46 Mins, 24 Secs	38	6	13.18	1.53
45	Moldova	13.88	27,714	49 Mins, 11 Secs	45	=	10.75	3.13
46	Malta	13.60	12,042	50 Mins, 13 Secs	48	2	10.17	3.43
47	Russia	13.51	1,513,521	50 Mins, 31 Secs	43	4	11.59	1.92
48	Malaysia	13.30	119,668	51 Mins, 21 Secs	63	15	6.69	6.61
49	Aruba	13.27	828	51 Mins, 27 Secs	97	48	3.12	10.15
50	Serbia	13.00	86,275	52 Mins, 31 Secs	41	9	12.25	0.75

New data comparing average download speeds from June 2017 to May 2018:

Akamai now focuses their state of the Internet reports on online security threats and DDoS attacks. New data above, is from U.K based comparison site Cable.co.uk. Cable compiled download speed data from 163 million speed tests, in 200 countries. (Sourced over 12 months via M-Lab - a partnership between Google, Princeton, New America's Open Technology Institute and others).

Be aware new M-Lab data is download speed. Not average connection speed. (Download speed is typically faster than upload speed).

Below this text, we've included two tables. These compare data between the last Akamai Internet speed report in 2017 and the M-Lab download speed data. There are of course some notable differences, but also similarities between the data sets. We included a breakdown below. Again, it's important to remember M-Lab data is average download speed. Akamai compiled average connection speed.

What does analysis of our new top 50 internet download speeds show? Overwhelmingly, smaller and less populated European, Scandinavian and Asian countries are winning at providing higher internet download speeds.

Apart from the obvious difference of average download speeds (M-Lab) vs. average connection speed (Akamai), we've looked for trends between the two different data sets.

Similarities:

Strong representation and fast average internet and download speeds from Scandinavian countries across both data sources. (Sweden, Denmark, Norway all in top 5).
Singapore and Japan have consistently fast average internet speeds and download speeds, across both data sets.
Smaller European countries have good average internet and download speeds (Romania, Hungary, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, Latvia).

Differences:

South Korea comes in at 30th place for download speed in the new top 50, via M-Lab data.
South Korea was a leader in average internet speeds from Akamai data, since Q4 of 2015.
Between 2017 - 2018, M-Lab data shows South Korea dropping 14 positions for average download speed.
Over 2017 - 2018, M-Lab data shows no change to the top 2 countries for average internet download speed. (Singapore 1st and Sweden 2nd).
Biggest year on year increases to average download speeds in the new top 50, are mostly in smaller countries or principalities.
Luxembourg, (population of approx. 600,000) moved up 25 positions to 8th. (Average download speed of 35.14Mbps. Speeds increased by 19.62Mbps year on year there).
In Romania, average download speeds increased by more than 17Mbps YOY (5th overall ranking. Average download speed of 38.6Mbps).
The principality of Andorra increased average download speeds by 15.07Mbps, year on year. (18th overall. Average speed of 27.14Mbps).
Top 10 fastest average internet download speeds (M-Lab data), dominated by smaller countries both in geographical size and population. The most populous country of Japan, comes in at 14th position, with average download speeds of 28.94Mbps.
USA drops to 20th according to M-Lab data, with an average download speed of 25.86Mbps.
Between 2017 - 2018 average download speeds in the USA increased by 5.86Mbps. This from the largest sample size of speed tests of any country in the top 50, (more than 89 million tests).
In Q1 of 2017, Akamai reported average internet speeds of 18.7Mbps for the USA, or 10th overall worldwide.

We will continue to monitor, update and compare year on year. Remember, new data measures average download speeds, not overall connection speed. Internet speed is very location dependent. Don't discount the importance of faster upload speeds today. Take your own speed test and contribute to open internet performance data here.

Per Akamai Technologies (Q1 2017)

Rank	Country	Average Connection Speed (Mbps)
1	South Korea	28.6
2	Norway	23.5
3	Sweden	22.5
4	Hong Kong	21.9
5	Switzerland	21.7
6	Finland	20.5
7	Singapore	20.3
8	Japan	20.2
9	Denmark	20.1
10	United States	18.7
11	Netherlands	17.4
12	Romania	17.0
13	Czech Republic	16.9
14	United Kingdom	16.9
15	Taiwan	16.9
16	Latvia	16.6
17	Belgium	16.3
18	Canada	16.2
19	Thailand	16.0
20	Ireland	15.6

Per Cable.co.uk and M-Lab (2017/18)

Rank	Country	Average Download Speed (Mbps)
1	Singapore	60.39
2	Sweden	46.00
3	Denmark	43.99
4	Norway	40.12
5	Romania	38.60
6	Belgium	36.71
7	Netherlands	35.95
8	Luxembourg	35.14
9	Hungary	34.01
10	Jersey	30.90
11	Switzerland	29.92
12	Japan	28.94
13	Latvia	28.63
14	Taiwan	28.09
15	Estonia	27.91
16	Spain	27.19
17	Lithuania	27.17
18	Andorra	27.14
19	Hong Kong	26.45
20	United States	25.86

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