Western European countries are at the top of the global broadband speed rankings

Western Europe dominates the global Internet speedometer, and there are 8 Western European countries in the top 10 countries with the fastest broadband speeds in the world.

Western Europe dominates the global Internet speedometer, and there are 8 Western European countries in the top 10 countries with the fastest broadband speeds in the world. Cable.co.uk's analysis of billions of speed tests shows that if you want to experience the real world's fastest internet speed, you need to move to Jersey, which tops the list with an average speed of 274.27Mbps.

Only two countries and regions outside Western Europe entered the top ten, namely Macau, China (128.56Mbps) and Hungary, located in Central Europe (104.07Mbps). The average speed of the UK is 51.48Mbps, ranking 20th in Europe and 43rd in the world. The United States ranks 14th in the world with an average speed of 92.42Mbps.

 

North Africa has the worst average speed, which is the lowest in the world (5.68Mbps). The worst single country is Turkmenistan, a country of the former Soviet Union, with a speed of only 0.50Mbps.

But the situation is improving. Last year, download speeds in the five fastest countries were about 276 times faster than those in the five slowest countries. This gap has narrowed for the first time since the study began in 2017. This year, the top five are only 202 times faster than the five slowest countries.

 

At the same time, although the low-ranking countries still endure extremely poor internet speeds, the 2021 figures do show that the global situation is improving.

 

Europe once again occupies an absolute advantage in the rankings, which is mainly due to excellent infrastructure. In all cases, the countries with the highest rankings are those that place great emphasis on pure optical fiber (FTTP) networks, while those that have been slowing down on FTTC and ADSL solutions fell further year-on-year.