A neighboring country has the fastest internet connection in the world: where did Argentina rank?

When it comes to talking about

, a South American country surprisingly surpasses several powers in the main rankings.

According to the latest

study , based on the global Speedtest index, 

is positioned at the top of its

ahead of giants such as China or Singapore.

The trans-Andean country is ahead of the rest of the countries analyzed in the OOKLA report in terms of fixed broadband speed.

Its technicians recorded

(Mbps) there, data that surpasses the rest of the countries that make up the TOP 10, a list that is completed by

(214.58 Mbps),

(214.23) and

(205.63), among others.

For example , the

appears in the ranking , with 189.48,

(194.35) or the

(186.76 Mbps).

Chile was already in a relevant place in the 2021 ranking, although limited to second place, below Singapore.

In any case, it is not the only report that highlights the speed of the Latin American country.

In March 2022, the Uswitch website published its own balance sheet on the nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that enjoy faster broadband, and Chile was in the lead, with an

.

The Speedtest ranking is published by the OOKLA company.

Globally, OOKLA's records found that mobile download speeds increased by nearly 17% over the past year, while fixed broadband grew by at least 28%.

Likewise, the Speedtest Global Index also provides Internet speed classifications in some large cities on the planet.

And that chapter Chile comes off equally well, although, yes, without reaching absolute leadership.

Its

, with 238.86 Mbps;

but in second place is Valparaíso, with 222.75, which allows it to surpass other large cities on the planet, such as Shanghai (221.85), New York (218.04), Bangkok (217.19) or Madrid, which sneaks into the TOP 10 with 196.70. 

On the other hand, Chile shines in the speed of fixed broadband, but not in mobile.

That TOP 10 is headed by

, with 176.18 Mbps, followed by the United Arab Emirates (139.41) and Norway (131.54). 

The conclusion of the latest Speedtest Global Index ranking is not entirely surprising.

Months ago, it already elevated Chile to the top of its TOP 10. The presence of more providers (ISP) and the recent expansion of the Network in the Latin American country, which deepened during the COVID-19 pandemic, made it possible for It becomes common for Chilean homes to have connections of 100 megabytes or more. 

Argentina in the internet connection speed ranking

Fiber optic cables, under the ocean.

On the other side of the Andes Mountains,

connection speed that Chile boasts.

According to this same report distributed by Speedtest, the 60.25 megabytes offered by Argentina place it in

below Peru (60), Paraguay (57), Brazil (30) and Colombia (39).

However, it surpasses Mexico, Italy, Australia in this category.

But why isn't Argentina among the 50 countries with the best connection speed index?

In principle, it is important to understand that, generally speaking,

(copper or fiber optic) that a country uses to support its Internet service.

Generally, the newer the infrastructure, the faster the connection.

The proximity of connection to submarine cables is important, as these huge fiber optic cables carry around 97% of the world's communication data.

The size of a country is another conditioning factor, as land mass affects how much it costs to improve infrastructure.

it is to upgrade the wiring.

Finally, as expected, private investment also makes the difference between higher or lower connection speeds in homes, as well as how much a government prioritizes Internet accessibility.

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