Ookla, the company behind Speedtest.net, made a list of download speeds for different countries.
This week, Ookla released a report about how well the Internet worked around the world in the first three months of 2023. The report looked at both fixed and mobile Internet. On Speedtest, the average download speed for fixed technology worldwide is 79.0 Mbit/s and the average upload speed is 34.9 Mbit/s. The latency is 9 ms. When using a mobile device, the download speed is 41.5 Mbit/s, the upload speed is 10.4 Mbit/s, and the delay is 28 milliseconds.
The United Arab Emirates and Singapore, champions in their category
In the first quarter, the United Arab Emirates reached new heights, with an average download speed of 178.25 Mbit/s on mobile, making the Middle Eastern state the world champion in the category. On the fixed line, the UAE is not to be outdone, with an average of 221.87 Mbit/s, outperformed only by Singapore and its 235.40 Mbit/s.
On the mobile side, the United Arab Emirates are ahead of Qatar (174.56 Mbit/s) and Norway (143.55 Mbit/s). Kuwait, Denmark, South Korea, the Netherlands, China, Bulgaria and Bahrain complete the top 10. Saudi Arabia is the eleventh and last country to present an average above 100 Mbit/s (101 .92 Mbit/s very exactly) in mobile download.
On the fixed line, Singapore and the UAE are accompanied by Chile (220.39 Mbit/s) on the podium, just ahead of China (216.83 Mbit/s), which is not far behind. Denmark (best European student), Thailand, Monaco, the United States, Hong Kong and Romania complete the top 10.
Top 10 countires both on mobile and landline
