According to data from Speedtest Global IndexAt the beginning of 2023, the Dominican Republic ranked 94 out of 182 countries with the fastest Mobile Internet speed in the world.
The data becomes more serious in the case of Fixed Broadband, where, according to the measurement, everything is going wrong in the DR. The country is ranked 132 out of 182 countries.
In the first line (mobile internet speed), the country dropped one position compared to the latest update of the Speedtest Global Index (Nov 2022). While in the case of Fixed Broadband, it fell three positions.
The ranking (as of February 1, 2023) is dominated by Qatar in the field of Mobile Internet (169.51 Mbps) and Singapore in the field of Fixed Broadband (225.71 Mbps).
The classifications of Speedtest Global Index they are based on internet (average download) speed to better reflect the speeds a user is likely to achieve in a market. The index will continue to provide median return data for benchmarking purposes through February 15, 2023.
Ookla is the company that operates speedtest, one of the most popular apps/sites to measure internet connection speed.
During the year, global mobile Internet speeds increased 17% and overall cable Internet speeds increased 28%, according to the index.
