Internet bandwidth - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

International Internet bandwidth per Internet user, kb/s, 2016:

The average for 2016 based on 36 countries was 14.06 kilobits per second. The highest value was in South Africa: 149.54 kilobits per second and the lowest value was in Madagascar: 0.27 kilobits per second. The indicator is available from 2012 to 2016. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: kilobits per second; Source: International Telecommunication Union
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Countries Internet bandwidth, 2016 Global rank Available data
South Africa 149.54 1 2012 - 2016
Namibia 34.53 2 2012 - 2016
Mauritius 32.99 3 2012 - 2016
Algeria 32.95 4 2012 - 2016
Seychelles 28.94 5 2013 - 2016
Tunisia 25.97 6 2012 - 2016
Kenya 25.2 7 2012 - 2016
Gabon 19.66 8 2013 - 2016
Botswana 16.44 9 2012 - 2016
Cape Verde 12.33 10 2012 - 2016
Gambia 10.93 11 2012 - 2016
Morocco 10.77 12 2012 - 2016
Egypt 9.3 13 2012 - 2016
Mozambique 9.16 14 2012 - 2016
Rwanda 8.95 15 2012 - 2016
Senegal 8.35 16 2012 - 2016
Burundi 6.91 17 2012 - 2016
Liberia 6.31 18 2013 - 2016
Tanzania 6.08 19 2012 - 2016
Ivory Coast 5.16 20 2012 - 2016
Ethiopia 5 21 2012 - 2016
Lesotho 4.32 22 2012 - 2016
Malawi 4.24 23 2012 - 2016
Zambia 4.22 24 2012 - 2016
Uganda 4 25 2012 - 2016
Zimbabwe 3.94 26 2012 - 2016
Ghana 3.6 27 2012 - 2016
Nigeria 3.15 28 2012 - 2016
Benin 2.84 29 2012 - 2016
Guinea 2.37 30 2013 - 2016
Mali 1.88 31 2012 - 2016
Cameroon 1.8 32 2012 - 2016
Swaziland 1.72 33 2012 - 2016
Mauritania 1.45 34 2012 - 2016
Chad 0.73 35 2012 - 2016
Madagascar 0.27 36 2012 - 2016



Definition: International Internet bandwidth is the sum of the capacity of all Internet exchanges offering international bandwidth measured in kilobits per second (kb/s).

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1. South Africa
2. Namibia
3. Mauritius
4. Algeria
5. Seychelles
6. Tunisia
7. Kenya
8. Gabon
9. Botswana
10. Cape Verde
11. Gambia
12. Morocco
13. Egypt
14. Mozambique
15. Rwanda
16. Senegal
17. Burundi
18. Liberia
19. Tanzania
20. Ivory Coast
21. Ethiopia
22. Lesotho
23. Malawi
24. Zambia
25. Uganda
26. Zimbabwe
27. Ghana
28. Nigeria
29. Benin
30. Guinea
31. Mali
32. Cameroon
33. Swaziland
34. Mauritania
35. Chad
36. Madagascar
149.54
34.53
32.99
32.95
28.94
25.97
25.20
19.66
16.44
12.33
10.93
10.77
9.30
9.16
8.95
8.35
6.91
6.31
6.08
5.16
5.00
4.32
4.24
4.22
4.00
3.94
3.60
3.15
2.84
2.37
1.88
1.80
1.72
1.45
0.73
0.27
0
37.4
74.8
112.2
149.54


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