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Best and Worst Countries for WiFi: South Korea Is the Fastest in the World

Mark Elliott

- July 24, 2017

Ranking at #20, the USA is not even close to boasting the fastest public WiFi in the world.

Ooma [www.ooma.com]—a leading Internet-based communications hub that lets users make calls overseas via WiFi—has compiled a detailed new report to help WiFi-loving travelers choose their destinations wisely.

>> TOP 20 COUNTRIES WITH THE FASTEST PUBLIC WIFI
(average download speeds Mbps)

#1: Lithuania (15.4 Mbps)
#2: Croatia (14.05 Mbps)
#3: Estonia (13.75 Mbps)
#4: Ireland (11.43 Mbps)
#5: Romania (11.32 Mbps)
#6: United Kingdom (10.97 Mbps)
#7: Denmark (10.52 Mbps)
#8: Hungary (10.37 Mbps)
#9: Belgium (10.07 Mbps)
#10: Slovenia (9.72 Mbps)
#11: Bulgaria (9.67 Mbps)
#12: Singapore (9.49 Mbps)
#13: Finland (8.69 Mbps)
#14: Switzerland (8.67 Mbps)
#15: Latvia (8.46 Mbps)
#16: Germany (7.96 Mbps)
#17: Sweden (7.90 Mbps)
#18: Portugal (7.43 Mbps)
#19: Canada (7.16 Mbps)
#20: U.S.A. (6.89 Mbps)

> TOP 5 COUNTRIES WITH FASTEST OVERALL INTERNET CONNECTION SPEEDS

With an average connection speed at 6.1 megabits per second (MBPS), Ooma also found the countries with the fastest and slowest connection speeds overall (both private and public).

#1. South Korea
#2. Norway
#3. Hong Kong
#4. Sweden
#5. Switzerland

>> TOP 5 COUNTRIES WITH THE SLOWEST OVERALL INTERNET CONNECTION SPEEDS
(ranked from slowest)

#1. Venezuela
#2. Paraguay
#3. Namibia
#4. Bolivia
#5. Nigeria

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