Mean download speed in Sub-Saharan Africa 2022, by country

Published by
Doris Dokua Sasu,
Nov 21, 2022
The average internet download speed in Sub-Saharan Africa was highest in Rwanda, South Africa, and Madagascar in 2022. These countries registered internet speeds reaching 52.17 megabits per second (Mbps), 28.62 Mbps, and 19.29 Mbps, respectively. On average, the download speed in Sub-Saharan Africa was measured at 8.27 Mbps (excluding Mayotte and Réunion). For countries in the region, it took around three hours to download a 5G movie.

Average internet download speed in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022, by country (in megabits per second)

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Release date

July 2022

Region

Africa

Survey time period

March 16, 2022 to June 02, 2022

Number of respondents

28,097,308 total speed tests

Supplementary notes

The source includes Mayotte and Reunion in the calculation of the average time it takes to download a 5GB movie in the sub-region.

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