Top 100 Countries by Median Fixed Broadband Download Speed in 2025

Overview: what the top of the ranking shows

The leading group is not limited to one region or one type of economy. Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, France, Chile and Hong Kong all exceed 340 Mbps, showing that compact city markets, large developed economies and digitally advanced middle-income markets can all reach very high fixed-broadband performance.

Asia is strongly represented through Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Vietnam, Israel, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and China. Europe has depth rather than a single outlier, with France, Switzerland, Romania, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Poland and Lithuania all appearing in the upper part of the table. The Americas are led by Chile, the United States, Canada, Peru and Brazil.

The ranking should be read as a fixed-download-speed comparison only. It does not fully describe upload capacity, latency, price, reliability, packet loss or address-level availability. A strong national median can still coexist with weaker service in rural areas, older apartment buildings or regions where fibre and upgraded cable networks are less common.

Methodology

The ranking is based on median fixed-broadband download speed by country or territory. Values are measured in Mbps and shown to two decimals. A median is used because it represents the middle measured result and is less affected by unusually fast or unusually slow individual tests than an average.

The data period is October 2025. The source list contains 156 countries and territories, and this page shows the 100 fastest entries. Countries and territories are ranked from the highest to the lowest median fixed-broadband download speed.

The index column is a simple comparison scale. The median speed across the full 156-entry country list is 86.97 Mbps and is set equal to 100. A country with an index of 300 has a median download speed about three times that benchmark.

Speed-test rankings are useful for comparing measured user experience, but they are not a complete description of broadband quality. Results can be influenced by the users who run tests, router and Wi-Fi quality, device capability, plan tier, local congestion and regional network coverage. Download speed also does not measure upload speed, latency, jitter, packet loss, price or reliability.

Insights from the distribution

• The top five form a clear high-speed tier. Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, France, Chile and Hong Kong all exceed 340 Mbps. The gap between Singapore and the 20th-ranked country is almost 180 Mbps.
• The ranking is not simply an income table. Large advanced economies, compact territories and upper-middle-income markets appear together near the top. Network investment, market structure, fibre penetration and local competition all matter.
• Latin America has several strong performers. Chile ranks fourth, Peru eighteenth and Brazil twenty-seventh. Colombia, Panama, Uruguay, Costa Rica and Ecuador also appear inside the Top 50.
• The middle of the Top 100 remains close to or above the full-list benchmark. Germany at rank 59 is still above 100 Mbps, while many countries ranked in the 70s and 80s cluster near the 86.97 Mbps benchmark.
• The lower end of the Top 100 can still support everyday broadband use, but the gap is large. Countries ranked 95-100 range from 64.22 Mbps to 59.56 Mbps, far below the leading group for heavy cloud backups, large downloads and multi-user households.

What this means for readers

For remote workers, digital nomads and distributed teams, a high national median is a useful first signal. It suggests that fast fixed-broadband connections are common among measured users, which matters for video calls, cloud documents, large file transfers, software updates and multi-device households.

For households, the ranking should not be treated as an address-level promise. A connection can underperform the national median because of the plan purchased, Wi-Fi equipment, building wiring, local congestion or the absence of fibre and upgraded cable service in a specific neighborhood.

For businesses and policymakers, the ranking helps identify where fixed networks appear better prepared for cloud services, online education, digital public platforms and high-bandwidth work. A fuller assessment should also include upload speeds, latency, reliability, affordability and the share of households that can actually buy high-speed plans.

Sources

• Ookla Speedtest Global Index - country-level fixed-broadband median download rankings.
• Ookla Speedtest methodology guide - background on Speedtest measurement and interpretation.
• OECD: Closing Broadband Connectivity Divides for All - context on broadband quality gaps and connectivity policy.
• ITU ICT Statistics - international context for connectivity and digital-development indicators.

The ranking values are based on the October 2025 Speedtest Global Index fixed-broadband country table. OECD and ITU materials are used for context on connectivity, broadband gaps and interpretation limits.