Avg. Broadband Speed
Avg. Broadband Speed by country
Commentary
Notable countries
Europe dominates the very top of the ranking, led by Iceland at 279.55 Mbps, with eight of the top 10 countries coming from the continent. South Korea (#8, 172.53 Mbps) and the United States (#9, 161.97 Mbps) are the only non-European entries in the top 10. At the bottom, the slowest speeds are concentrated in Asia and Africa, with Turkmenistan last at 2.72 Mbps, followed closely by Syria and Yemen. Cuba is a notable outlier in the bottom 10 as the only North American country there, at 4.49 Mbps.
Regional trends
Europe is far ahead on the continent averages, at 109.4 Mbps, more than double the global mean of 52.3 Mbps. North America (58.42 Mbps) and South America (50.43 Mbps) sit near the world average, while Asia is lower at 43.48 Mbps despite having one top-10 performer in South Korea. Oceania averages 28.99 Mbps, and Africa is the slowest region by a wide margin at 13.88 Mbps.
Data source
The data come from cable.co.uk 2024 and measure average broadband speed in Mbps, where higher values are better. Coverage includes 193 countries. Comparisons should be read as country averages, which can mask large differences within countries.
Interpretation
Higher broadband speeds generally indicate better capacity for streaming, remote work, online learning, and other data-intensive internet use, while lower speeds can limit digital access and quality of service. The wide spread in results, from 279.55 Mbps in Iceland to 2.72 Mbps in Turkmenistan, shows very uneven global connectivity. Overall, the data point to a strong European lead, but also to major gaps affecting parts of Africa and Asia.