The UK is  47th in the global broadband speed table, according to cable.co.uk.

The UK is  47th in the global broadband speed table, according to cable.co.uk.

Out of 29 countries in Western Europe we are 22nd with an average download speed of 37.82Mbps.

Liechtenstein tops the global table with average speeds of 229.98Mbps with the US in 20th on 71.30 Mbps and South Sudan bottom with 0.58Mbps.

The table is based on 557 million broadband speed tests conducted across 221 countries.

MPs are currently carrying out an investigation into whether the government’s election promise to bring Gigabit broadband to every home and business in the UK is feasible.