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 13 countries was 33.15 kilobits per second. The highest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 79.64 kilobits per second and the lowest value was in Iran: 6.06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UA Emirates | 79.64 | 1 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Qatar | 67.47 | 2 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Kuwait | 50.1 | 3 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Bahrain | 49.05 | 4 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Saudi Arabia | 34.02 | 5 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Oman | 33.72 | 6 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Algeria | 32.95 | 7 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Tunisia | 25.97 | 8 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Lebanon | 23.99 | 9 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Morocco | 10.77 | 10 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Egypt | 9.3 | 11 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Jordan | 7.87 | 12 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Iran | 6.06 | 13 | 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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