Top 20 Countries With Fastest Broadband Internet Speed In The World

The Internet is what keeps our modern society functioning. No nation can function adequately without proper Internet infrastructure in this day and age. So here are the top 20 countries with the fastest internet speed in the world.

According to Speedtest Global Index, these figures are the median internet speeds of a particular country. Countries are ranked based on broadband and mobile internet speeds in this list. These figures are updated each month on Ookla’s official website.

“Speedtest Global Index rankings are based on median download speed to best reflect the speeds a user is likely to achieve in a market.”

Ookla

Ookla has recently changed how they rank a country’s fastest internet speed. They are transitioning from a country’s mean internet speed to median internet speed. This change will better represent the average internet speed of a country.

Top 20 Countries with the Fastest Broadband Internet Speed

Currently, Singapore is the country with the fastest broadband internet speed globally. Monaco previously held this spot for most of 2021. However, with the ranking changes, it is more likely that countries like Singapore and Chile are likely to have the top spot.

According to Ookla, the global median broadband download and upload speeds were 62.52 Mbps and 26.98 Mbps, respectively (March 2022). Interestingly, the United States is ranked 8th with 151.46 Mbps internet download speed.

Rank	Country	Fastest Broadband Download Speed (Mbps)	Broadband Upload Speed (Mbps)
	Global Average	62.52 Mbps	26.98 Mbps
1	Singapore	197.97 Mbps	166.31 Mbps
2	Chile	197.28 Mbps	94.50 Mbps
3	Thailand	187.80 Mbps	152.92 Mbps
4	Denmark	170.38 Mbps	95.14 Mbps
5	Hong Kong	161.93 Mbps	109.88 Mbps
6	Monaco	158.56 Mbps	114.22 Mbps
7	Macau	157.97 Mbps	143.91 Mbps
8	United States	151.46 Mbps	21.03 Mbps
9	China	151.34 Mbps	37.32 Mbps
10	Spain	136.67 Mbps	102.27 Mbps
11	Romania	131.96 Mbps	94.26 Mbps
12	Liechtenstein	125.84 Mbps	94.35 Mbps
13	Japan	122.48 Mbps	93.72 Mbps
14	New Zealand	119.72 Mbps	86.46 Mbps
15	Switzerland	119.68 Mbps	63.60 Mbps
16	Portugal	110.66 Mbps	76.96 Mbps
17	Canada	110.13 Mbps	23.29 Mbps
18	France	108.60 Mbps	90.52 Mbps
19	United Arab Emirates	107.98 Mbps	74.44 Mbps
20	South Korea	106.74 Mbps	94.61 Mbps

Notable countries and their ranks

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 notable countries.

• Israel: Rank 33 (91.43 Mbps)
• Brazil: Rank 35 (91.03 Mbps)
• Saudi Arabia: Rank 39 (82.61 Mbps)
• Russia: Rank 44 (70.82 Mbps)
• United Kingdom: Rank 53 (62.10 Mbps)
• Italy: Rank 59 (54.31 Mbps)
• Philippines: Rank 60 (52.16 Mbps)
• India: Rank 72 (48.15 Mbps)
• Ukraine: Rank 77 (46.96 Mbps)
• Mexico: Rank 81 (41.46 Mbps)

The effect of 5G

Contrary to popular belief, the deployment of 5G slowed the global average speeds. However, this is pretty understandable considering the scope of this expansion. It will be interesting to see how 5G affects internet usage across the globe.