31 of the top 50 fastest-performing countries are located in Europe (Eastern, Western and Baltics), with six in Asia (Ex. Near East), three in the Caribbean region, three in South America, three in Northern America, three in the Near East and one in Oceania. By contrast, 30 of the 50 slowest-performing countries are located in Sub-Saharan or Northern Africa, six are in Asia (Ex. Near East), one is in South America, four are in the Near East, three are in the CIS (Former USSR) region, five are in Oceania, and one is in the Caribbean region.

35 countries failed to achieve average speeds of 10Mbps or greater, the speed deemed by UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom to be the minimum required to cope with the needs of a typical family or small business. This is down from 48 countries in 2023, 67 countries in 2022, and 94 countries in 2021, indicating significant speed improvements are ongoing in many parts of the world.

28 countries were measured in the Asia (ex. Near East) region, which clocked in a regional average speed of 57.24Mbps. The fastest average speeds were measured in Macau (234.74Mbps, 3rd), South Korea (172.53Mbps, 11th), and Japan (139.53Mbps, 23rd). British Indian Ocean Territory (2.38Mbps, 229th, last place), Afghanistan (3.11Mbps, 224th), and Timor-Leste (6.00Mbps, 211th) were the slowest in the region.

The Baltics, comprising three qualifying countries, ranked entirely within the top 50, and have an overall regional average of 106.45Mbps. Estonia fared best in 33rd place overall and with an average speed of 113.10Mbps. Lithuania (110.74Mbps, 36th), and Latvia (95.50Mbps, 45th) followed behind.

Overall the Caribbean region fared well for what are essentially island nations, with three of its 28 countries featuring in the top 50 fastest countries in the world. Overall, the region offers a respectable 53.44Mbps on average. At the faster end, the Cayman Islands (118.83Mbps, 29th), Puerto Rico (118.54Mbps, 30th), and Barbados (97.27Mbps, 44th) led the way, while Cuba (4.49Mbps, 220th), Haiti (13.21Mbps, 177th), and Sint Maarten (18.17Mbps, 154th) were the slowest.

Most Central American countries found themselves toward the middle of the league table. The region as a whole has an average speed of 41.39Mbps. The fastest average speeds can be found in Panama (62.43Mbps, 78th), Costa Rica (53.39Mbps, 89th), and Mexico (44.73Mbps, 110th). Meanwhile, Honduras (21.77Mbps, 143rd), Nicaragua (33.85Mbps, 123rd), and El Salvador (35.90Mbps, 122nd) all performed relatively poorly.

Of the 10 CIS nations in the table, most can be found from the middle of the table downwards. The region had an average speed of 22.70Mbps. The top three fastest nations in the region are Russia (67.43Mbps, 68th), Belarus (45.81Mbps, 106th), and Armenia (26.78Mbps, 135th). The slowest countries in the region were Turkmenistan (2.72Mbps, 228th), Tajikistan (3.10Mbps, 225th), and Kyrgyzstan (11.31Mbps, 188th). Both Tajikistan and Turkmenistan were among the slowest 5 countries in the world.

There are 17 qualifying countries in the Eastern Europe region, all bar two of which are in the top half of the table, with six making it into the top 50. Overall the region averages 76.58Mbps. The fastest three were Slovakia (145.19Mbps, 19th), Hungary (112.15Mbps, 34th) and Romania (105.46Mbps, 38th). The slowest three were Albania (29.87Mbps, 128th), Croatia (38.52Mbps, 116th), and Bosnia and Herzegovina (45.51Mbps, 108th).

The 15 countries in the Near East measured for this year's speed league table span the entire table. The average download speed for the region is 50.27Mbps. The fastest countries were Israel (153.61Mbps, 16th), Qatar (101.72Mbps, 41st) and United Arab Emirates (99.26Mbps, 43rd). The slowest were Syria (2.80Mbps, 227th), Yemen (2.99Mbps, 226th) and Lebanon (9.67Mbps, 196th).

Northern Africa recorded the slowest overall internet speeds as a collective region, with an average speed of just 12.52Mbps. Morocco (19.61Mbps, 150th), Egypt (12.64Mbps, 181st), and Algeria (12.35Mbps, 183rd) offered the fastest speeds in the region. Libya (8.37Mbps) recorded the slowest speed in 195th place, followed by Mauritania (10.94Mbps, 190th), and Tunisia (11.18Mbps, 189th).

Five countries were measured in Northern America, all of which were in the top half of the table. The region as a whole has an average speed of 104.18Mbps. The United States (161.97Mbps, 12th) led the region with Canada (152.25Mbps, 17th) coming a close second, and Bermuda (107.40Mbps, 37th) in third place. Meanwhile, Greenland (42.69Mbps, 111th) was the slowest in the region, followed by Saint Pierre and Miquelon (56.61Mbps, 85th).

Of the 16 qualifying countries in Oceania, most were in the bottom half of the speed table. The region has an overall average of 28.86Mbps. Leading the regional table here is New Zealand (124.01Mbps, 28th), followed by Australia (77.99Mbps, 55th) in second place, with New Caledonia (50.61Mbps, 97th) in third place. The slowest in the region were Wallis and Futuna (4.66Mbps, 218th), the Federated States of Micronesia (5.32Mbps, 215th) and Vanuatu (7.67Mbps, 204th).

The 13 countries measured in South America span the whole table, with a regional average speed of 44.38Mbps. The fastest internet in South America can be found in Uruguay (111.46Mbps, 20th), Chile (85.49Mbps, 40th) and Brazil (72.70Mbps, 48th). Venezuela (10.92Mbps, 168th), Suriname (12.48Mbps, 159th), and Bolivia (16.00Mbps, 148th) were the slowest in the region.

50 countries were measured in second-slowest region Sub-Saharan Africa, which averaged a download speed of 14.99Mbps overall. All but two of the countries found themselves in the slowest half of the league table. Going against the trend somewhat were Réunion (63.29Mbps, 75th), South Africa (45.42Mbps, 114th), and Eswatini (37.23Mbps, 120th). Meanwhile, Sudan (4.02Mbps, 223rd), Central African Republic (4.08Mbps, 222nd), and Ethiopia (4.45Mbps, 221st) all fell among the slowest ten countries in the world for average network speed.

All 29 countries measured in Western Europe were in the top half of the table, with an incredible nine of them in the top ten. The regional average speed of 138.47Mbps makes it the fastest of the 13 global regions overall. Impressive average speeds were measured for regional top-three Iceland (279.55Mbps, fastest in the world), Jersey (273.51Mbps, 2nd) and Liechtenstein (222.98Mbps, 4th). The slowest places in the region were Vatican City (Holy See) (51.60Mbps, 94th), Faroe Islands (56.61Mbps, 84th), and Åland Islands (64.28Mbps, 74th).