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When we type in the URL in our internet browser, we expect it to open with a few milliseconds. What happens when our query takes too long to return results? Isn’t it so irritating? We instantly get frustrated over the fact that we unable to complete tasks in the quickest time possible, unable to meet deadlines, and more importantly are not getting theservices we want. If you travel to any of these top ten countries, you will regularly face slow internet connections. You should be thankful that slow internet is only a once in a blue moon phenomena for us. These countries have to deal with it every day.
Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. Internet was only introduced to the people of Malaysia in 1995; not even 20 years ago. Most of the country’s internet connections are below the speed of 256 kbps. The government is working to eradicate issues with connectivity. The past few years saw this problem decrease by 4.0%. The country still has a lot of work cut out for them.
Kazakhstan is a country located in Central Asia. In Kazakhstan, internet was only introduced in 2001. It arrives at no.9 on the list of countries with slowest internet connection. The majority of their internet connections (download) are below the speed of 256 kbps. The government has worked to eradicate issue with connectivity in the past few years. They were able to decrease the problem by 4.2% in the last quarter. The speed of the internet is still unsatisfactory.
Indonesia is a country located in Southeast Asia; it is home to the fourth largest population in the world. In Indonesia internet was first introduced in 1983. The majority of the people in the country use an internet connection that is below the speed of 256 kbps. Although it has slowest speed, this problem was decreased by 13% in the last quarter. There is light at the end of the tunnel for this Asian country.
Internet penetration in Syria is very low, only being introduced to the populace in 2003. There were 4.5 million internet users in Syria as of 2011 statistics. The average download speed is 768 kbit/s and broadband internet access has reached only less than 0.2 percent of population in 2009.
Bolivia is a landlocked country in central South America. In Bolivia, the internet was only introduced in 2000. It comes in at no.6 on the list of countries with the slowest internet connection. It has 25% internet connection below the speed of 256 kbps. This is the sixth highest percentage of slow internet connections. Though it has slowest speed, this problem was decreased by 22% in the last year or so.