In today's wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital age, internet speed has become a measure of the technological advancement of any country. Most of us believe that big countries like America or india must be providing the fastest internet services. But the reality is quite different from this. A recently released global report stated that the country with the fastest internet speed in the world is neither America, nor india nor Pakistan.
So which is that country?
According to the Speedtest Global Index report, by april 2025, the average internet speed in the uae was around 442 Mbps, which is the highest in the world. After this, countries like qatar and hong kong have made it to the top-5. India's average mobile internet speed is around 54 Mbps and fixed broadband speed is around 75 Mbps. At the same time, in America this figure is close to 240 Mbps for fixed broadband but still lags behind countries like singapore and South Korea.
Is pakistan in the top list?
Now talking about pakistan, the average internet speed there is still very low. According to Ookla's report, Pakistan's mobile internet speed is below 20 Mbps which is far behind the global average. Therefore, it would be wrong to say that pakistan is among the top countries in terms of internet speed.
Why are india and pakistan lagging behind?
Population density: The number of users in both countries is very high, which puts more load on the network.
Infrastructure: Lack of fiber connectivity in rural areas
Policy challenges: Data is cheap, but investment is low.
If you were thinking that America or india would be at the forefront in terms of internet speed, then you will be surprised to know that small but technologically advanced countries like singapore, uae and south korea are far ahead in this race.
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