VISUALIZING BROADBAND SPEEDS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
SUMMARY
Higher broadband speed is found inthe Republic of Korea, China, Japan, Thailand and Australia
Slower broadbandspeed is found in the Asia-Pacific landlocked developing countries Note: Developing countries in the Pacific do not have enough data to be represented
Broadband speed during the COVID-19pandemic varied significantly between
the Asia-Pacific subregions and between countries
East and North-East Asia
South-East AsiaPacific
Asia-Pacific Landlocked Developing Countries
United Nations Special Programme forthe Economies of Central Asia
North and Central Asia
South and South-West Asia
16 1217 1415 1718 3220 44
57 3473 90
fixed-broadbandspeed
mobile-broadbandspeed
Broadband speed differs significantlybetween urban and rural areas
The Republicof KoreaHong Kong,ChinaMacao,ChinaJapan
East andNorth-East Asia
Viet NamThailandThe Lao People’sDemocraticRepublic
South-EastAsia
ArmeniaGeorgiaAzerbaijan
North andCentral Asia
BhutanTurkeySri Lanka
South andSouth-West Asia
13
36
13/49 countries within Asia and the Pacifichad the least broadband speed difference
between urban and rural areas, in 2020
Broadband speeds vary forfixed and mobile technologies
4/5 subregions within Asia and the Pacific have higher fixed-broadband speed
compared to mobile-broadband speed
East andNorth-East Asia
Mobile (Mb/s) Fixed (Mb/s)
South-EastAsia
Pacific
North andCentral Asia
South andSouth-West Asia
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