Countries with the Fastest Internet in the World 2020

The countries with the fastest internet in the world 2020 have been announced, and if you’re working online like me, you’ve probably wondered which country actually has the fastest internet speed. 

Internet speed is a decisive factor for digital nomads choosing a base for themselves while traveling around the world. If you don’t have fast enough connection, you won’t be able to finish your work, have online meetings, etc. 

The list ranks the internet speed in each country by its average download speed in Mbps (megabits per second). 

Taiwan

Taiwan has the fastest internet in the world with an average speed of 85.02 Mbps. It’s officially an autonomous territory in China, but many consider it an independent nation.

Taiwan is a highly developed place and the major cities have FTTP (fiber to the premises) which can deliver the fastest internet in the world. However, there are still rural areas and cities which have slower internet speed than the average. 

Singapore

Singapore is another country in Asia that has a vibrant digital economy and with that comes fast internet speeds. The national average in Singapore is 70.86 Mbps. 

There are currently 4.3 million Singaporeans who are socially active on their phones, which is about 75% of the population. A total of 85% has an active internet connection.

Jersey

Most people probably haven’t even heard of Jersey in the Channel Islands. But Jersey is one of the territories which has the fastest internet in the world ranked by average speed.

Those who live in Jersey can enjoy an average speed of 67.46 Mbps. 

Sweden

While I don’t live in Sweden anymore, I can still confirm that Sweden has among the fastest internet speeds in the world, and almost every Swede is connected to the internet and has been for many years. 

It was a privilege to be born and raised in Sweden and without the fast internet speed, I would’ve maybe not been pursuing an online career.

You can easily get speeds of up to 500 Mpbs in Sweden, and the internet provider Bahnhof offers 10 Gbit/s (10 000 Mbps), which is probably the fastest internet in the world for home connections. 

Denmark

Denmark is another Scandinavian country with a highly developed internet infrastructure.

Most of the country’s citizens are connected daily to the internet and the Danes can enjoy internet speeds on average up to 49.19 Mbps, ranking it in fifth place by the fastest internet in the world. 

Japan

Japan is one of the most populated countries in the world and a rising number of people are connected daily to social media.

Internet usage in Japan has skyrocketed in the last decade, and on average a Japanese person can enjoy internet speeds of up to 42.77 Mpbs. 

50 Countries with the fastest internet in the world 2020

Rank	Country/Territory	Average internet speed (MB/s)
1	Taiwan	85.02
2	Singapore	70.86
3	Jersey	67.46
4	Sweden	55.18
5	Denmark	49.19
6	Japan	42.77
7	Luxembourg	41.69
8	Netherlands	40.21
9	Switzerland	38.85
10	San Marino	38.73
11	Norway	38.46
12	Andorra	38.31
13	Spain	36.06
14	Belgium	35.69
15	United States	32.89
16	Latvia	32.74
17	New Zealand	32.72
18	Estonia	31.55
19	Hong Kong	31.37
20	Hungary	31.10
21	Lithuania	30.66
22	France	30.44
23	Slovakia	29.45
24	Finland	29.34
25	Canada	28.76
26	Slovenia	27.83
27	Germany	24.64
28	Poland	24.38
29	Ireland	23.87
30	Malaysia	23.86
31	Czech Republic	23.27
32	Portugal	22.75
33	Madagascar	22.57
34	United Kingdom	22.37
35	Iceland	22.13
36	Liechtenstein	22.04
37	Romania	21.80
38	Gibraltar	20.27
39	Monaco	20.20
40	Austria	19.33
41	Macao	19.19
42	South Korea	19.18
43	Serbia	19.17
44	Guernsey	18.26
45	Thailand	18.21
46	Malta	18.16
47	Italy	17.30
48	Croatia	17.22
49	Bulgaria	16.95
50	Australia	16.36

More about the Fastest Internet Speed in the World

It’s important to remember that the list only tells the average internet speed in every country, which means that some countries have even faster internet speeds.

At the time of writing this, some countries are rolling out connection speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps, which is more than 10 times faster than the average speed of Taiwan. So it is expected that the list of countries with the fastest internet in the world will get an upgrade in the near future and we might even see average speeds of a few hundred MB/s. 

Speeds of up to 500 Mbps are becoming more common in the world’s most developed countries, but it’s often pricey and most consumers won’t need such high-speed internet connection, so they opt for a cheaper alternative.

As we go further into the digital age, prices will likely lower and the average global internet speed is likely to increase for every year, even more rapidly as new technology evolves. 

What is the fastest internet in the world?

NASA has the world’s fastest internet with a connection speed of 91 Gigabits per second. This is about 13,000 times faster than regular internet connection speed. 

Countrywise, Taiwan has the fastest internet speed. The United States only has the 15th fastest average internet speed in the world. 

Which internet provider has the fastest internet in the world?

Bahnhof in Sweden offers internet speeds of up to 10 000 Mbps (10 Gbit/s). The cost is only about 50 USD per month. 

What is the global average internet speed?

The average internet speed globally is 9.1 MB/s (megabits per second).

Fastest mobile internet speed in the world

More and more people are browsing the internet by using their phones instead of laptops and computers, so it might also be interesting to know which countries have the fastest internet speed in the world for mobile connections. 

As you can see, South Korea has the fastest average internet speed for mobiles. 

Rank	Country/Territory	Avg. connection speed (Mb/s)
1	South Korea	52.4
2	Norway	48.2
3	Canada	42.5
4	Netherlands	42.4
5	Singapore	39.3
6	Australia	37.4
7	Switzerland	35.2
8	Denmark	34.6
9	Belgium	34.2
10	Japan	33.0
11	Hungary	32.7
12	Czech Republic	31.5
13	Sweden	30.8
14	Austria	27.5
15	New Zealand	27.3
16	Finland	27.0
17	Croatia	26.7
18	Taiwan	26.6
19	France	25.2
20	Spain	24.8
21	Qatar	24.6
22	Greece	23.8
23	Slovakia	23.3
24	Germany	22.6
25	Bulgaria	22.5

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