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The Countries With the Fastest Internet Speeds in the World
Singapore is home to the fastest average internet speed in the world, where the average download speed is an incredible 238.59 megabits per second. There are many theories as to why this is, with what being that Singapore was founded with a compact and easily upgradable infrastructure. Not only that, but in Singapore, the economic freedom has led to a society that’s more high-speed and connected.
From Hewlett Packard, this visualization takes a look at where in the world you can find the fastest internet speeds, both in terms of average broadband and mobile speeds.
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The fastest fixed broadband internet in the world can be found in Singapore, where the average speed is 238.59 megabits per second. According to the data, these are the 20 countries with the fastest fixed broadband internet.
- Singapore: 238.59 megabits per second
- Hong Kong: 231.70 megabits per second
- Thailand: 217.70 megabits per second
- Romania: 205.89 megabits per second
- Denmark: 197.27 megabits per second
- Spain: 189.50 megabits per second
- Hungary: 187.52 megabits per second
- Liechtenstein: 186.46 megabits per second
- Monaco: 185.48 megabits per second
- France: 184.77 megabits per second
- Switzerland: 183.88 megabits per second
- United States: 180.84 megabits per second
- South Korea: 176.95 megabits per second
- Andorra: 172.41 megabits per second
- Chile: 171.88 megabits per second
- Macau: 167.56 megabits per second
- Sweden: 165.52 megabits per second
- China: 163.83 megabits per second
- Canada: 158.69 megabits per second
- Norway: 153.36 megabits per second
In terms of the fastest cellular internet speeds, it’s the United Arab Emirates that takes the top spot, with an average speed of 178.52 megabits per second. These are the 15 countries from around the world that have the fastest cellular internet speeds on average.
- United Arab Emirates: 178.52 megabits per second
- South Korea: 170.52 megabits per second
- Qatar: 167.40 megabits per second
- China: 150.40 megabits per second
- Saudi Arabia: 133.73 megabits per second
- Norway: 118.20 megabits per second
- Australia: 109.33 megabits per second
- Netherlands: 103.37 megabits per second
- Bulgaria: 96.27 megabits per second
- Switzerland: 95.27 megabits per second
- Canada: 93.87 megabits per second
- Kuwait: 92.94 megabits per second
- Luxembourg: 91.74 megabits per second
- Cyprus: 87.55 megabits per second
- Sweden: 83.44 megabits per second