Top 20 Countries With Fastest Mobile Internet Speeds In The World

Nowadays, mobile internet is more than enough to play games, stream movies, etc. But not all countries share the same internet speed as some countries have better network infrastructure than others. So here are the top 20 countries with the fastest mobile internet speeds in the world.

Gone are the days when we had to rely on broadband internet to watch an HD video.

Speedtest.net has ranked all countries based on their median internet download speed. They have ranked these countries in terms of broadband and mobile internet speed. For this article, we will focus on mobile internet speed rankings.

Note: Speedtest by Ookla has recently changed the parameters of its global internet speed ranking. It is now based on median internet speed to represent the average internet speed better.

Top 20 Countries with the Fastest Mobile Internet Speeds

Currently, UAE is the country with the fastest mobile internet speed globally. The country has held this spot for over a year now as it is well above other countries in terms of mobile connection. The United States is ranked 23rd on this list.

Rank	Country	Fastest Mobile Internet Speed (Mbps)	Broadband Upload Speed (Mbps)
	Global Average	29.96 Mbps	8.70 Mbps
1	United Arab Emirates	135.35 Mbps	22.61 Mbps
2	Norway	134.73 Mbps	18.38 Mbps
3	Qatar	120.69 Mbps	21.94 Mbps
4	South Korea	117.95 Mbps	13.63 Mbps
5	Netherlands	108.33 Mbps	15.84 Mbps
6	Denmark	105.65 Mbps	19.23 Mbps
7	Saudi Arabia	102.79 Mbps	17.55 Mbps
8	Kuwait	96.23 Mbps	22.05 Mbps
9	Bulgaria	87.51 Mbps	17.27 Mbps
10	Croatia	86.48 Mbps	18.79 Mbps
11	China	83.43 Mbps	23.08 Mbps
12	Luxembourg	82.85 Mbps	13.31 Mbps
13	Switzerland	82.29 Mbps	20.30 Mbps
14	Australia	76.52 Mbps	9.99 Mbps
15	Cyprus	75.48 Mbps	14.36 Mbps
16	Canada	75.18 Mbps	9.60 Mbps
17	Sweden	73.61 Mbps	12.90 Mbps
18	Brunei	71.38 Mbps	26.88 Mbps
19	Finland	71.23 Mbps	13.36 Mbps
20	Singapore	67.99 Mbps	14.29 Mbps

Notable countries and their rank

Many notable countries are featured on the list, but not everyone can make it to the top. So here are the rankings of a few major countries and their average mobile internet speed.

• United States: Rank 23 (61.12 Mbps)
• France: Rank 24 (60.94 Mbps)
• Germany: Rank 28 (55.70 Mbps)
• United Kingdom: Rank 37 (48.10 Mbps)
• Hong Kong: Rank 39 (47.34 Mbps)
• Japan: Rank 43 (44.05 Mbps)
• Iraq: Rank 50 (39.90 Mbps)
• South Africa: Rank 57 (33.62 Mbps)
• Mexico: Rank 65 (29.81 Mbps)
• Israel: Rank 69 (28.01 Mbps)
• Iran: Rank 74 (24.90 Mbps)
• Brazil: Rank 82 (22.30 Mbps)
• Argentina: Rank 89 (20.64 Mbps)
• Russia: Rank 90 (20.46 Mbps)
• India: Rank 120 (13.67 Mbps)

According to Ookla, the global median mobile download and upload speeds were 29.96 Mbps and 8.70 Mbps, respectively (March 2022). Interestingly, India ranks at 120 with a 13.67 Mbps mobile internet download speed.