Global Internet Connectivity Statistics

1. India seems to carry the perception of being one of the most affluent internet markets around the globe. Interestingly, India ranks at a dismal 115th among 223 internet capable countries in the world with an average connection speed of 772 Kbps compared to the global average of 1.5Mbps.

2. At the end of 2008, about 19% of internet connections around the world did so at speeds in excess of 5Mbps – a 21% increase from the year before.

3. South Korea reigns supreme in terms of internet connections and connectivity speeds. It connects at an average speed of 15Mbps, ten times the global average.

4. They also rank #1 for the amount of connections above 5Mbps, with a total of 69%.

5. The USA ranks in a #17, but enjoys top spot for unique internet connections globally, with an astonishing 401 285 817 unique IP addresses.

6. Sweden and Norway tops the charts for the number of connections per capita, at 0.46 and 0.42 respectively. The United States ranks in at #6 with 0.38 connections per capita.

7. Mayotte, Equitorial Guinea and Rwanda ranks as the countries with the slowest internet connection speeds with 98%, 96% and 96% of them accessing the internet at speeds less than 256Kbsp.

8. I guess it’s not surprising that the USA and China ranks #1 and #2 respectively for the countries with the highest attack traffic in the world with 22.85% and 19.3% respectively.

For the complete “State of the Internet Report”, head over to Akamai.com.