Netflix goes global: How fast can you stream videos in different countries?
Netflix has gone global, but what streaming speed and quality can you expect when traveling abroad?
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With Netflix available in over 190 countries worldwide, you can now stream your favourite TV shows and movies from just about any hotel room while traveling abroad – or anywhere with an Internet connection. But is it going to be as fast to stream as it is in your home country? What kind of Netflix streaming speed you can expect abroad?
Netflix streaming speeds
This is where Netflix streaming quality is the highest
The speeds recommended by Netflix are:
- 25 Mbps to stream Ultra HD
- 5 Mbps for HD quality
- 3 Mbps to stream in SD
- 1.5 Mbps to stream Netflix at all
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Rank (1-207) | Country | Mean download speed 2019 (Mbps) | Quality expected |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Taiwan | 85.02 | Ultra HD |
2 | Singapore | 70.86 | Ultra HD |
3 | Jersey | 67.46 | Ultra HD |
4 | Sweden | 55.18 | Ultra HD |
5 | Denmark | 49.19 | Ultra HD |
6 | Japan | 42.77 | Ultra HD |
7 | Luxembourg | 41.69 | Ultra HD |
8 | Netherlands | 40.21 | Ultra HD |
9 | Switzerland | 38.85 | Ultra HD |
10 | San Marino | 38.73 | Ultra HD |
11 | Norway | 38.46 | Ultra HD |
12 | Andorra | 38.31 | Ultra HD |
13 | Spain | 36.06 | Ultra HD |
14 | Belgium | 35.69 | Ultra HD |
15 | United States | 32.89 | Ultra HD |
16 | Latvia | 32.74 | Ultra HD |
17 | New Zealand | 32.72 | Ultra HD |
18 | Estonia | 31.55 | Ultra HD |
19 | Hong Kong | 31.37 | Ultra HD |
20 | Hungary | 31.1 | Ultra HD |
21 | Lithuania | 30.66 | Ultra HD |
22 | France | 30.44 | Ultra HD |
23 | Slovakia | 29.45 | Ultra HD |
24 | Finland | 29.34 | Ultra HD |
25 | Canada | 28.76 | Ultra HD |
26 | Slovenia | 27.83 | Ultra HD |
27 | Germany | 24.64 | HD |
28 | Poland | 24.38 | HD |
29 | Ireland | 23.87 | HD |
30 | Malaysia | 23.86 | HD |
31 | Czechia | 23.27 | HD |
32 | Portugal | 22.75 | HD |
33 | Madagascar | 22.57 | HD |
34 | United Kingdom | 22.37 | HD |
35 | Iceland | 22.13 | HD |
36 | Liechtenstein | 22.04 | HD |
37 | Romania | 21.8 | HD |
38 | Gibraltar | 20.27 | HD |
39 | Monaco | 20.2 | HD |
40 | Austria | 19.33 | HD |
41 | Macao | 19.19 | HD |
42 | Republic of Korea | 19.18 | HD |
43 | Serbia | 19.17 | HD |
44 | Guernsey | 18.26 | HD |
45 | Thailand | 18.21 | HD |
46 | Malta | 18.16 | HD |
47 | Italy | 17.3 | HD |
48 | Croatia | 17.22 | HD |
49 | Bulgaria | 16.95 | HD |
50 | Australia | 16.36 | HD |
51 | Cayman Islands | 16.12 | HD |
52 | Barbados | 16.03 | HD |
53 | Aruba | 15.15 | HD |
54 | Russia | 14.89 | HD |
55 | Bermuda | 13.55 | HD |
56 | Greece | 13.41 | HD |
57 | Belarus | 13.19 | HD |
58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.9 | HD |
59 | Kosovo | 12.07 | HD |
60 | Republic of Moldova | 11.56 | HD |
61 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 11.45 | HD |
62 | Bahamas | 11.13 | HD |
63 | Isle of Man | 11.04 | HD |
64 | Cyprus | 11 | HD |
65 | Faroe Islands | 10.21 | HD |
66 | Réunion | 10.02 | HD |
67 | United Arab Emirates | 9.62 | HD |
68 | Dominica | 9.48 | HD |
69 | Uruguay | 9.16 | HD |
70 | Montenegro | 9.1 | HD |
71 | Jamaica | 9.08 | HD |
72 | Israel | 8.85 | HD |
73 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.78 | HD |
74 | India | 8.66 | HD |
75 | South Africa | 8.4 | HD |
76 | Panama | 8.09 | HD |
77 | Puerto Rico | 8 | HD |
78 | North Macedonia | 7.97 | HD |
79 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba | 7.92 | HD |
80 | British Virgin Islands | 7.75 | HD |
81 | Ukraine | 7.72 | HD |
82 | Sri Lanka | 7.67 | HD |
83 | Curaçao | 7.64 | HD |
84 | Kenya | 7.62 | HD |
85 | Albania | 7.61 | HD |
86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.53 | HD |
87 | Martinique | 7.23 | HD |
88 | Georgia | 7.14 | HD |
89 | Vietnam | 7.02 | HD |
90 | Belize | 6.8 | HD |
91 | Guadeloupe | 6.72 | HD |
92 | Indonesia | 6.65 | HD |
93 | Greenland | 6.51 | HD |
94 | Bahrain | 6.24 | HD |
95 | St Kitts and Nevis | 6.16 | HD |
96 | Saint Lucia | 6.08 | HD |
97 | Philippines | 6.05 | HD |
98 | Mexico | 6.02 | HD |
99 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.91 | HD |
100 | Morocco | 5.48 | HD |
101 | Qatar | 5.35 | HD |
102 | Turkey | 5.27 | HD |
103 | Saudi Arabia | 5.27 | HD |
104 | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | 5.2 | HD |
105 | Sint Maarten | 5.13 | HD |
106 | Grenada | 5.07 | HD |
107 | Oman | 5.07 | HD |
108 | Mauritius | 5.02 | HD |
109 | Myanmar | 4.87 | SD |
110 | Armenia | 4.85 | SD |
111 | Brazil | 4.84 | SD |
112 | Brunei | 4.78 | SD |
113 | Kazakhstan | 4.66 | SD |
114 | Tunisia | 4.64 | SD |
115 | Fiji | 4.62 | SD |
116 | Anguilla | 4.59 | SD |
117 | Costa Rica | 4.52 | SD |
118 | Iran | 4.39 | SD |
119 | New Caledonia | 4.34 | SD |
120 | Saint-Barthélemy | 4.12 | SD |
121 | Dominican Republic | 4.09 | SD |
122 | Cambodia | 4.03 | SD |
123 | Saint Martin | 3.98 | SD |
124 | Chile | 3.89 | SD |
125 | Kuwait | 3.88 | SD |
126 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.81 | SD |
127 | Guam | 3.73 | SD |
128 | Nepal | 3.62 | SD |
129 | Paraguay | 3.55 | SD |
130 | Guyana | 3.49 | SD |
131 | Colombia | 3.48 | SD |
132 | Ecuador | 3.46 | SD |
133 | Suriname | 3.4 | SD |
134 | Namibia | 3.39 | SD |
135 | Rwanda | 3.34 | SD |
136 | Cabo Verde | 3.31 | SD |
137 | Guatemala | 3.22 | SD |
138 | Uganda | 3.22 | SD |
139 | Ghana | 3.2 | SD |
140 | Zambia | 3.13 | SD |
141 | Azerbaijan | 3.1 | SD |
142 | Burundi | 3.03 | SD |
143 | Haiti | 2.94 | SD |
144 | El Salvador | 2.93 | SD |
145 | Seychelles | 2.93 | SD |
146 | Laos | 2.92 | SD |
147 | Peru | 2.86 | SD |
148 | Honduras | 2.84 | SD |
149 | Argentina | 2.83 | SD |
150 | Zimbabwe | 2.73 | SD |
151 | Bangladesh | 2.72 | SD |
152 | China | 2.69 | SD |
153 | Comoros | 2.54 | SD |
154 | Nicaragua | 2.54 | SD |
155 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.5 | SD |
156 | Papua New Guinea | 2.47 | SD |
157 | Tanzania | 2.34 | SD |
158 | French Guiana | 2.26 | SD |
159 | Senegal | 2.25 | SD |
160 | Mozambique | 2.16 | SD |
161 | Liberia | 2.11 | SD |
162 | Mongolia | 2.1 | SD |
163 | Togo | 1.96 | SD |
164 | Sudan | 1.93 | SD |
165 | Botswana | 1.92 | SD |
166 | Libya | 1.88 | SD |
167 | Lebanon | 1.84 | SD |
168 | Ivory Coast | 1.83 | SD |
169 | Palestine | 1.83 | SD |
170 | Maldives | 1.81 | SD |
171 | Bolivia | 1.73 | SD |
172 | Cuba | 1.66 | SD |
173 | Egypt | 1.62 | SD |
174 | Malawi | 1.59 | SD |
175 | Mali | 1.56 | SD |
176 | Nigeria | 1.56 | SD |
177 | French Polynesia | 1.51 | SD |
178 | eSwatini (Formerly Swaziland) | 1.45 | Unable to stream |
179 | Pakistan | 1.44 | Unable to stream |
180 | Iraq | 1.39 | Unable to stream |
181 | Uzbekistan | 1.37 | Unable to stream |
182 | Algeria | 1.37 | Unable to stream |
183 | Venezuela | 1.37 | Unable to stream |
184 | Afghanistan | 1.26 | Unable to stream |
185 | Gabon | 1.26 | Unable to stream |
186 | Guinea | 1.25 | Unable to stream |
187 | Angola | 1.21 | Unable to stream |
188 | Gambia | 1.21 | Unable to stream |
189 | Sierra Leone | 1.2 | Unable to stream |
190 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.1 | Unable to stream |
191 | Mayotte | 1.09 | Unable to stream |
192 | Tajikistan | 1.05 | Unable to stream |
193 | Cameroon | 1.03 | Unable to stream |
194 | Burkina Faso | 1.02 | Unable to stream |
195 | Syria | 0.95 | Unable to stream |
196 | Benin | 0.94 | Unable to stream |
197 | Republic of the Congo | 0.93 | Unable to stream |
198 | Djibouti | 0.88 | Unable to stream |
199 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.87 | Unable to stream |
200 | Somalia | 0.86 | Unable to stream |
201 | Ethiopia | 0.8 | Unable to stream |
202 | Niger | 0.71 | Unable to stream |
203 | Turkmenistan | 0.7 | Unable to stream |
204 | Mauritania | 0.59 | Unable to stream |
205 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.51 | Unable to stream |
206 | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | 0.45 | Unable to stream |
207 | Yemen | 0.38 | Unable to stream |
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