Average 5G download speeds are between 1.4 and 14.3 faster than 4G. Globally 5G users in Saudi Arabia see the fastest overall average download speed with 414.2 Mbps. In contrast, 4G download speed in Saudi Arabia is only 28.9 Mbps.
Average 5G download speed compared to 4G download speed in 2020, by country (Mbps)
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OpenSignal. (August 26, 2020). Average 5G download speed compared to 4G download speed in 2020, by country (Mbps) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 02, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168439/average-5g-4g-download-speed-comparison/
OpenSignal. "Average 5G download speed compared to 4G download speed in 2020, by country (Mbps)." Chart. August 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168439/average-5g-4g-download-speed-comparison/
OpenSignal. (2020). Average 5G download speed compared to 4G download speed in 2020, by country (Mbps). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168439/average-5g-4g-download-speed-comparison/
OpenSignal. "Average 5g Download Speed Compared to 4g Download Speed in 2020, by Country (Mbps)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168439/average-5g-4g-download-speed-comparison/
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