12 Jan Regions Of The World With The Fastest And Slowest Internet Connections

Have you ever thought of internet connectivity around the world? There are countries whose connectivity is poor, while others have very speedy internet connections.

A dial up modem from the 1980s.

The internet phenomenon and the digital age has its ups and downs. The world received the internet in the late 1980s when dial-up connections reached a maximum of 56 Kilobytes per second (KBps).

However, many broadband connections in the current world can go up to a maximum of over 700 Kilobytes per second. You can connect to the internet in several ways. Fiber optic cable is a popular choice, and it is the fastest method of connecting to the internet. The fiber optic cables convert electric signals to light and transmit them through optical cables.

There are modern day modems that use ordinary cables. Such modems use coaxial lines to access the internet. One can access wireless connections in short distances through a router which helps in sending signals which nearby devices use.

Remote areas access the internet through satellites.

Currently, accessing the internet is getting easier with collaboration from a variety of determined and interested organisations.

One can access the internet through an array of platforms such as tablets and smartphones, and even a television accesses the internet if its in-built technology allows it to.

Internet speed chart with fastest speeds in the world.

Different pockets of various parts of the world have fast internet connection. Though the United States produced the largest companies offering internet, it still does not feature anywhere in the top 10 countries. Hong Kong’s internet connection is one of the best across the globe, having an average speed of over 50 Mbps. The average internet speed is over 39 Mbps.

Modern interior of server room in Japan using fiber optics.

Technological advancement in Japan is superb, and the placement of optic fiber cables is very systematic, and so as a result, consumers there experience fantastic speeds and high connectivity Singapore is also among the countries with a fast internet connection. Internet connection in Israel reaches over 90 percent of the population. It is one of the Middle Eastern Countries that have fast internet speeds. Romania has the fastest internet speeds in Europe reaching a maximum of 45 Mbps, although Bulgaria experienced fast internet in 1999 when ADSL was widely used in the country. Other countries that have good connectivity are the Netherlands and Switzerland.

In contrast, where internal political trouble has resulted in war, speedy internet connection is much less prevalent. Countries such as Libya, Iran, and Syria have erratic and weak internet speeds, and where it does function the speed is at an average of only 256 Kbps. Countries such as Nepal do not have adequate internet coverage since it is geographically landlocked with difficult terrain to negotiate, and is technologically more challenged.

It is a major challenge to provide fast internet speeds to large countries such as India, with only a small portion being able to take advantage of good speeds.

So to summarise, places which currently benefit from fast internet speeds include South Korea, Belgium, Romania, Latvia, Switzerland, Israel, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Countries which have recorded dismal internet speeds in some or many locations include Nepal, India, Kazakhstan, Bolivia, Syria, Malaysia and Nigeria.