{"id":27723,"date":"2021-12-30T00:01:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T00:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=27723"},"modified":"2021-12-02T14:27:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T14:27:57","slug":"2021-vs-2020-uk-broadband-and-mobile-speeds-vs-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/12\/2021-vs-2020-uk-broadband-and-mobile-speeds-vs-the-world.html","title":{"rendered":"2021 vs 2020 – UK Broadband and Mobile Speeds vs the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we’re taking our annual look back at how the United Kingdom’s position, at least in terms of the top 50 fastest countries for both fixed broadband and mobile broadband (4G<\/a>, 5G<\/a>) speeds, has changed since 2020. In short, the UK jumped from 42nd to 26th for mobile, while we fell slightly from 47th to 48th for fixed lines.<\/p>\n

The following report was created by tracking the publicly available data released by Ookla, which runs the popular Speedtest.net<\/strong><\/a> service for benchmarking internet connection performance. In our experience, Ookla’s performance data has tended to weight more toward the optimistic side, but for the purpose of this article that issue isn’t such a concern because it applies equally to every country in the table.<\/p>\n

The main differentiator for speeds between countries tends to stem from their balance of network availability and the take-up of faster connection types. For example, countries with high availability of “gigabit-capable<\/em>” broadband networks (e.g. FTTP<\/a>, DOCSIS<\/a> 3.1), or strong 4G<\/a> and 5G<\/a> mobile availability (with plenty of radio spectrum), will usually rank highest in the table.<\/p>\n

The United Kingdom has significantly improved its broadband and mobile infrastructure over the past decade, but such change is just as true in other countries, and more recently our development has struggled a bit to keep pace. In particular, the UK was late to begin truly large-scale Fibre-to-the-Premises<\/strong> (FTTP<\/a>) deployments, which has left us trailing much of the EU, as well as other countries (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, it’s worth noting that the UK is now making rapid progress on “full fibre<\/em>” delivery (here<\/a> and here<\/a>) and we were also one of the earliest adopters of ultrafast 5G<\/a> mobile technology. Lest we forget that Virgin Media<\/a>’s upgrade to 1Gbps capable DOCSIS<\/a> 3.1 has made such speeds available to around 65% of the UK. But there’s still plenty more work left to do.<\/p>\n

The Top Fastest 50 Countries for Broadband
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At the end of 2020 we recorded that the average (mean) global<\/em> fixed line download speed was 87.84Mbps (47.16Mbps upload), while the average global mobile download speed was 39.18Mbps (11.63Mbps upload). In that same period, the UK<\/em> ranked 47th for fixed broadband (76.49Mbps DL and 22.88Mbps UP) and just 42nd for mobile (41.72Mbps DL and 10.44Mbps UP).<\/p>\n

By comparison, in 2021 we recorded that the average global fixed download speed was 116.89Mbps (64.73Mbps upload), while the average global mobile download speed was 68.44Mbps (13.79Mbps upload). Meanwhile, the UK ranked 48th for fixed broadband (104.04Mbps DL and 30.69Mbps UP) and 26th for mobile (89.72Mbps DL and 12.80Mbps UP).<\/p>\n

Overall, the UK’s ranking has significantly improved for mobile (rising from 42nd to 26th), but we remain almost static for fixed broadband performance, largely because other countries continued to improve at a similar pace, and it takes time to build take-up of newer FTTP<\/a> networks.<\/p>\n

We should add that the average global latency on fixed broadband lines in 2021 was 18ms (21ms in UK) and 36ms on mobile (42ms in UK) – lower figures for this are faster. Otherwise, the following tables show how the countries compare, using only download speed as the key measure, across the top 50 countries. Sadly, Ookla don’t make it easy to do the same table for uploads or latency.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> Data is gathered by ISPreview at the same time in late November each year and uses a “mean<\/em>” average (next year we will swap this to a “median<\/em>“).<\/div>\n

Fastest 50 Countries for Fixed Broadband Speed (DL)
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 <\/td>\nCountry (2021)<\/strong><\/td>\nMbps<\/strong><\/td>\nCountry (2020)<\/strong><\/td>\nMbps<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nMonaco <\/td>\n270.25<\/td>\nSingapore <\/td>\n229.42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nHong Kong (SAR) <\/td>\n260.35<\/td>\nHong Kong (SAR) <\/td>\n215.19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nSingapore <\/td>\n257.15<\/td>\nRomania <\/td>\n188.55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nRomania <\/td>\n241.35<\/td>\nSwitzerland <\/td>\n186.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nSwitzerland <\/td>\n231.96<\/td>\nThailand <\/td>\n183.58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nChile <\/td>\n227.77<\/td>\nDenmark <\/td>\n179.81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nDenmark <\/td>\n226.13<\/td>\nAndorra <\/td>\n178.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nThailand <\/td>\n223.72<\/td>\nFrance <\/td>\n177.93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSouth Korea <\/td>\n219.05<\/td>\nHungary <\/td>\n169.52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nFrance <\/td>\n218.84<\/td>\nMonaco <\/td>\n167.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nHungary <\/td>\n215.19<\/td>\nUnited States <\/td>\n165.88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nSpain <\/td>\n207.62<\/td>\nSouth Korea <\/td>\n162.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nUnited States <\/td>\n207.06<\/td>\nSpain <\/td>\n160.41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nChina <\/td>\n202.31<\/td>\nSweden <\/td>\n158.73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nLiechtenstein <\/td>\n196.43<\/td>\nLiechtenstein <\/td>\n154.78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nUnited Arab Emirates <\/td>\n189.27<\/td>\nMacau (SAR) <\/td>\n154.34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nCanada <\/td>\n185.04<\/td>\nCanada <\/td>\n149.35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nAndorra <\/td>\n184.12<\/td>\nNorway <\/td>\n146.53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nJapan <\/td>\n180.71<\/td>\nLuxembourg <\/td>\n144<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nSweden <\/td>\n180.51<\/td>\nChina <\/td>\n140.74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nMacau (SAR) <\/td>\n179.72<\/td>\nChile <\/td>\n140.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nNew Zealand <\/td>\n179.49<\/td>\nNew Zealand <\/td>\n139.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nLuxembourg <\/td>\n175.04<\/td>\nJapan <\/td>\n139.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nNorway <\/td>\n173.88<\/td>\nTaiwan <\/td>\n136.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nNetherlands <\/td>\n170.25<\/td>\nPortugal <\/td>\n131.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nPortugal <\/td>\n166<\/td>\nNetherlands <\/td>\n125.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nIsrael <\/td>\n164.61<\/td>\nLithuania <\/td>\n120.89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nMoldova <\/td>\n163.45<\/td>\nGermany <\/td>\n120.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nPoland <\/td>\n160.3<\/td>\nUnited Arab Emirates <\/td>\n117.84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nTaiwan <\/td>\n154.89<\/td>\nMalta <\/td>\n115.45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nKuwait <\/td>\n152.51<\/td>\nLatvia <\/td>\n115.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nMalta <\/td>\n150.52<\/td>\nIsrael <\/td>\n113.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nLithuania <\/td>\n148.93<\/td>\nPoland <\/td>\n111.81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nLatvia <\/td>\n144.09<\/td>\nKuwait <\/td>\n110.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nGermany <\/td>\n138.05<\/td>\nFinland <\/td>\n108.84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nPanama <\/td>\n137.72<\/td>\nPanama <\/td>\n99.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nFinland <\/td>\n136.79<\/td>\nBarbados <\/td>\n98.79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nBelgium <\/td>\n127.36<\/td>\nSan Marino <\/td>\n98.73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nIreland <\/td>\n125.38<\/td>\nBelgium <\/td>\n97.32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nSan Marino <\/td>\n121.22<\/td>\nMoldova <\/td>\n93.51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nBrazil <\/td>\n117.39<\/td>\nIreland <\/td>\n93.34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nSlovenia <\/td>\n117.02<\/td>\nQatar <\/td>\n91.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nSlovakia <\/td>\n116.85<\/td>\nMalaysia <\/td>\n90.81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\nQatar <\/td>\n112.81<\/td>\nSlovakia <\/td>\n90.65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nBarbados <\/td>\n111.99<\/td>\nSlovenia <\/td>\n86.41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nMalaysia <\/td>\n110.84<\/td>\nRussia <\/td>\n78.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\nItaly <\/td>\n108.22<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom <\/strong><\/td>\n76.49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom <\/strong><\/td>\n104.04<\/td>\nSaudi Arabia <\/td>\n75.42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\nSaudi Arabia <\/td>\n97.29<\/td>\nItaly <\/td>\n75.42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\nRussia <\/td>\n96.15<\/td>\nEstonia <\/td>\n74.73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Fastest 50 Countries for Mobile Speed (DL)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/td>\nCountry (2021)<\/strong><\/td>\nMbps<\/strong><\/td>\nCountry (2020)<\/strong><\/td>\nMbps<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nUnited Arab Emirates <\/td>\n273.87<\/td>\nSouth Korea <\/td>\n145.03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nSouth Korea <\/td>\n214.47<\/td>\nUnited Arab Emirates <\/td>\n129.61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nQatar <\/td>\n178.83<\/td>\nChina <\/td>\n124.39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nNorway <\/td>\n178.7<\/td>\nQatar <\/td>\n108.44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nKuwait <\/td>\n170.67<\/td>\nAustralia <\/td>\n88.35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nCyprus <\/td>\n168.72<\/td>\nNetherlands <\/td>\n88.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nChina <\/td>\n168.28<\/td>\nNorway <\/td>\n87.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nSaudi Arabia <\/td>\n164.81<\/td>\nSaudi Arabia <\/td>\n84.64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nBulgaria <\/td>\n153.72<\/td>\nCanada <\/td>\n84.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nAustralia <\/td>\n147.77<\/td>\nBulgaria <\/td>\n77.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nSwitzerland <\/td>\n136.58<\/td>\nSwitzerland <\/td>\n73.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nUnited States <\/td>\n124.41<\/td>\nDenmark <\/td>\n66.68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nSweden <\/td>\n116.75<\/td>\nCroatia <\/td>\n66.31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nCroatia <\/td>\n116.26<\/td>\nSingapore <\/td>\n64.06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nDenmark <\/td>\n114.5<\/td>\nLuxembourg <\/td>\n62.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nLuxembourg <\/td>\n113.25<\/td>\nNew Zealand <\/td>\n61.27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nNetherlands <\/td>\n107.96<\/td>\nNorth Macedonia <\/td>\n60.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nSingapore <\/td>\n107.12<\/td>\nKuwait <\/td>\n58.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nCanada <\/td>\n100.88<\/td>\nTaiwan <\/td>\n58.71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nTaiwan <\/td>\n96.97<\/td>\nCyprus <\/td>\n58.66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nBahrain <\/td>\n94.67<\/td>\nBelgium <\/td>\n58.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nGreece <\/td>\n93.23<\/td>\nSweden <\/td>\n56.64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nFinland <\/td>\n91.62<\/td>\nAlbania <\/td>\n56.44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nFrance <\/td>\n91.22<\/td>\nHong Kong (SAR) <\/td>\n56.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nHong Kong (SAR) <\/td>\n89.93<\/td>\nAustria <\/td>\n55.19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom <\/strong><\/td>\n89.72<\/td>\nFinland <\/td>\n53.89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nGermany <\/td>\n88.87<\/td>\nUnited States <\/td>\n53.44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nNew Zealand <\/td>\n85.11<\/td>\nLithuania <\/td>\n53.39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nOman <\/td>\n83.42<\/td>\nBahrain <\/td>\n50.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nSlovenia <\/td>\n76.65<\/td>\nFrance <\/td>\n50.45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nEstonia <\/td>\n75.21<\/td>\nGermany <\/td>\n49.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nBrunei <\/td>\n72.27<\/td>\nEstonia <\/td>\n48.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nJapan <\/td>\n71.97<\/td>\nSerbia <\/td>\n48.44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nAustria <\/td>\n71.53<\/td>\nCzechia <\/td>\n46.57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nBelgium <\/td>\n70.54<\/td>\nSlovenia <\/td>\n45.77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nThailand <\/td>\n67.35<\/td>\nMacau (SAR) <\/td>\n44.94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nLithuania <\/td>\n66.09<\/td>\nHungary <\/td>\n43.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nCzechia <\/td>\n65.88<\/td>\nPortugal <\/td>\n43.27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nHungary <\/td>\n65.17<\/td>\nMalta <\/td>\n42.19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nSpain <\/td>\n64.44<\/td>\nSpain <\/td>\n41.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nIreland <\/td>\n64.23<\/td>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/td>\n41.81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nNorth Macedonia <\/td>\n63.52<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom <\/strong><\/td>\n41.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nMaldives <\/td>\n62.14<\/td>\nRomania <\/td>\n41.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\nPortugal <\/td>\n62.11<\/td>\nMontenegro <\/td>\n41.47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nMalta <\/td>\n61.74<\/td>\nOman <\/td>\n41.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nRomania <\/td>\n61.7<\/td>\nGreece <\/td>\n41.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\nMacau (SAR) <\/td>\n58.71<\/td>\nLebanon <\/td>\n41.03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nItaly <\/td>\n58.18<\/td>\nItaly <\/td>\n40.65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\nAlbania <\/td>\n57.47<\/td>\nSlovakia <\/td>\n39.78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\nSlovakia <\/td>\n57.37<\/td>\nMoldova <\/td>\n39.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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