Over 4.4 billion people around the world do not have access to the Internet, including over a billion people in India and over 700 million in China, according to a Mckinsey study.
Surprisingly even in the United States, 50 million people are not connected to the cyber world. Even in terms of Internet connection speed, it ranks 17th in the world.
The global average connection speed was virtually unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2014, increasing by a mere 0.7 per cent to 4.5 Mbps and remaining above 4 Mbps for the third consecutive quarter, says Akamai.
A study by Akamai Technologies reveals the 10 nations with the fastest internet connection speeds in the world…
South Korea
Rank: 1
Average speed: 22.2 Mbps
Percentage increase over last year: 1.6%
Hong Kong
Rank: 2
Average speed: 16.8 Mbps
Percentage increase over last year: 37%
Japan
Rank: 3
Average speed: 15.2 Mbps
Percentage increase over last year: 16%
Sweden
Rank: 4
Average speed: 14.6 Mbps
Percentage increase over last year: 34%
Switzerland
Rank: 5
Average speed: 14.5 Mbps
Percentage increase over last year: 21%
The Netherlands
Rank: 6
Average speed: 14.2 Mbps
Percentage increase over last year: 15%
Latvia
Rank: 7
Average speed: 13 Mbps
Percentage increase over last year: 25%
Ireland
Rank: 8
Average speed: 12.3 Mbps
Percentage increase over last year: 8.4%
Czech Republic
Rank: 9
Average speed: 12.3 Mbps
Percentage increase over last year: 8.4%
Finland
Rank: 10
Average speed: 12.1 Mbps
Percentage increase over last year: 33%
