Internet bandwidth - Country rankings
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International Internet bandwidth per Internet user, kb/s, 2016:
The average for 2016 based on 32 countries was 13.34 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 |
| Seychelles | 28.94 | 4 | 2013 - 2016 |
| Kenya | 25.2 | 5 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Gabon | 19.66 | 6 | 2013 - 2016 |
| Botswana | 16.44 | 7 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Cape Verde | 12.33 | 8 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Gambia | 10.93 | 9 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Mozambique | 9.16 | 10 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Rwanda | 8.95 | 11 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Senegal | 8.35 | 12 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Burundi | 6.91 | 13 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Liberia | 6.31 | 14 | 2013 - 2016 |
| Tanzania | 6.08 | 15 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Ivory Coast | 5.16 | 16 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Ethiopia | 5 | 17 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Lesotho | 4.32 | 18 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Malawi | 4.24 | 19 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Zambia | 4.22 | 20 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Uganda | 4 | 21 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Zimbabwe | 3.94 | 22 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Ghana | 3.6 | 23 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Nigeria | 3.15 | 24 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Benin | 2.84 | 25 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Guinea | 2.37 | 26 | 2013 - 2016 |
| Mali | 1.88 | 27 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Cameroon | 1.8 | 28 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Swaziland | 1.72 | 29 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Mauritania | 1.45 | 30 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Chad | 0.73 | 31 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Madagascar | 0.27 | 32 | 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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