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28 countries that have fastest broadband speed

Last updated on: March 18, 2013 07:52 IST

Image: A man uses an iPad to take a video of the Plum Mobile exhibit in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
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There are some countries that lag both in Internet penetration and connection speed, while others are way ahead in online spread and broadband speed.

Let's have a look at countries that enjoy high broadband speed and see where India ranks, based on a report by Akamai, an Internet content delivery network headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

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Image: A game artist sits at his workstation on the floor of Dhruva Interactive's offices in Bangalore.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

India

Average connection speed (Mbps): 1.0

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 8.0

Percentage above 10 Mbps: N/A

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 1.5 per cent

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Image: Luxurious residential blocks are seen behind Happy Valley horse racing track in Hong Kong.
Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters

Hong Kong

Average connection speed (Mbps): 9.0

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 54.1

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 27 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 71 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 1

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Image: Part of Gangnam area is seen down the Han River in Seoul.
Photographs: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters

South Korea

Average connection speed (Mbps): 14.7

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 48.8

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 52 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 86 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 2

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Image: Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.
Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters

Japan

Average connection speed (Mbps): 10.5

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 42.2

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 38 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 75 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 3

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Image: Tourists sit around the Table of Silence, a limestone sculpture, in Targu Jiu, 300km west of Bucharest.
Photographs: Radu Sigheti/Reuters

Romania

Average connection speed (Mbps): 6.4

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 37.4

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 11 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 64 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 4

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A miniature reproduction of the Grand Place of Brussels is seen in the Mini-Europe park, where all the models are built at a scale of 1:25, in Brussels.

Image: A miniature reproduction of the Grand Place of Brussels is seen in the Mini-Europe park, where all the models are built at a scale of 1:25, in Brussels.
Photographs: Laurent Dubrule/Reuters

Belgium

Average connection speed (Mbps): 6.7

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 32.7

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 16 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 68 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 5

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Image: Zurich's main shopping street Bahnhofstrasse.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters

Switzerland

Average connection speed (Mbps): 8.7

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 32.4

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 22 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 81 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 6

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Image: A view of central Tel Aviv, with the Mediterranean Sea in the background.
Photographs: Nir Elias/Reuters

Israel

Average connection speed (Mbps): 5.6

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 30.9

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 7.0 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 56 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 7

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Image: American tourists picnic while enjoying the Dutch tulip fields in Noordwijk.
Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters

The Netherlands

Average connection speed (Mbps): 8.5

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 30.7

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 22 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 82 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 8

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Image: A cyclist rides past the skyline of the Central Business District in Singapore.
Photographs: Edgar Su/Reuters

Singapore

Average connection speed (Mbps): 4.9

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 30.7

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 6.9 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 42 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 9

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Image: Hungarian Parliament building is reflected on the icy Danube river in Budapest.
Photographs: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters

Hungary

Average connection speed (Mbps): 5.8

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 30.0

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 8.4 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 62 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 10

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Image: A man walks past a wall decorated with comics characters on a street in Lisbon.
Photographs: Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters

Portugal

Average connection speed (Mbps): 4.8

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 29.8

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 4.8 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 53 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 11

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Image: A view of downtown Los Angeles.
Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

The United States

Average connection speed (Mbps): 7.2

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 29.6

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 18 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 62 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 12

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Image: Taipei 101 building in Taiwan.
Photographs: Pichi Chuang/Reuters

Taiwan

Average connection speed (Mbps): 4.4

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 28.5

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 4.7 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 38 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 13

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Image: Pedestrian cross the diagonal crossing at Oxford Circus in London.
Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

The United Kingdom

Average connection speed (Mbps): 6.3

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 28.1

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 11 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 62 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 14

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Image: People slide down a snow covered Petrin hill in Prague.
Photographs: David W Cerny/Reuters

The Czech Republic

Average connection speed (Mbps): 7.6

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 27.3

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 15 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 68 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 15

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Image: A worker cleans away snow around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Photographs: Christopher Pike/Reuters

Canada

Average connection speed (Mbps): 6.7

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 27.2

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 12 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 70 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 16

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Image: A view of Stockholm.
Photographs: Ints Kalnins/Reuters

Sweden

Average connection speed (Mbps): 6.8

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 26.9

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 16 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 50 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 17

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Image: Nyhavn canal, part of the Copenhagen Harbor and home to many bars and restaurants.
Photographs: Teis Hald Jensen/Reuters

Denmark

Average connection speed (Mbps): 7.2

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 26.5

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 17 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 68 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 18

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Image: A view of the 'Coffee To Get Her' restaurant near Dublin city centre which becomes a bar and club in the evenings.
Photographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters

Ireland

Average connection speed (Mbps): 6.7

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 26.4

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 11 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 50 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 19

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Image: A view of Strane pod Tatrami village from the Roma settlement below the Tatra mountains in Slovakia.
Photographs: Petr Josek/Reuters

Slovakia

Average connection speed (Mbps): 5.8

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 26.2

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 7.6 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 48 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 20

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Image: Tourists stroll along Barcelona's harbour in Barcelona.
Photographs: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters

Spain

Average connection speed (Mbps): 4.8

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 26.0

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 5.0 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 46 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 21

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Image: Snow covers the yard at the Chancellery in Berlin.
Photographs: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Germany

Average connection speed (Mbps): 5.9

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 26.0

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 8.4 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 60 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 22

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Image: A view of the Polish Parliament building in Warsaw.
Photographs: Slawomir Kaminski/Agencja Gazeta/Reuters

Poland

Average connection speed (Mbps): 5.3

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 25.1

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 9.3 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 47 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 23

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Image: Visitors walk down the main street at Moomin World theme park in Naatali, Finland.
Photographs: Bob Strong/Reuters

Finland

Average connection speed (Mbps): 6.8

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 25.0

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 16 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 59 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 24

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Image: A traditional Fiaker horse carriage passes Burgtheater theatre on Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring street in Vienna.
Photographs: Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters

Austria

Average connection speed (Mbps): 6.5

Peak connection speed (Mbps): 24.7

Percentage above 10 Mbps: 12 per cent

Percentage above 4 Mbps: 58 per cent

Global rank based on peak speed: 25

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