South Africa sets the benchmark with the fastest average download speed (42.42 Mbps), more than double Morocco’s (19.61 Mbps).
Southern African countries dominate the top half of the ranking, with South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Lesotho, and Madagascar all featuring strongly.
Rwanda and Mauritius show East Africa’s progress, with average speeds above 30 Mbps, signalling solid digital infrastructure growth.
Wide disparities persist, with the gap between the highest (South Africa) and lowest (Morocco) averaging over 22 Mbps.
Global average broadband Internet speed, according to Cable.co.uk, has risen from 7.41mbps in 2017 to 46.79mbps in 2023. Similarly, Nigeria's average broadband Internet speed increased 561% from 3.15Mbps in 2017. What is your current Internet download speed? Comment below.
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