Many of us in the greater Tacoma area travel the world and need to know which countries have the best WiFi—and they’re not what you’d expect.

Consider this: Ranking at #20, the USA is not even close to boasting the fastest public WiFi in the world.

Ooma (www.ooma.com)— a leading Internet-based communications hub that lets users make calls overseas via WiFi—has compiled a detailed new report to help WiFi-loving travelers choose their destinations wisely.

Top 20 countries with the fastest public wifi:
(average download speeds Mbps)

#1: Lithuania (15.4 Mbps)
#2: Croatia (14.05 Mbps)
#3: Estonia (13.75 Mbps)
#4: Ireland (11.43 Mbps)
#5: Romania (11.32 Mbps)
#6: United Kingdom (10.97 Mbps)
#7: Denmark (10.52 Mbps)
#8: Hungary (10.37 Mbps)
#9: Belgium (10.07 Mbps)
#10: Slovenia (9.72 Mbps)
#11: Bulgaria (9.67 Mbps)
#12: Singapore (9.49 Mbps)
#13: Finland (8.69 Mbps)
#14: Switzerland (8.67 Mbps)
#15: Latvia (8.46 Mbps)
#16: Germany (7.96 Mbps)
#17: Sweden (7.90 Mbps)
#18: Portugal (7.43 Mbps)
#19: Canada (7.16 Mbps)
#20: U.S.A. (6.89 Mbps)

Top 5 countries with fastest overall internet connection speeds: With an average connection speed at 6.1 megabits per second (MBPS), Ooma also found the countries with the fastest and slowest connection speeds overall (both private and public).

#1. South Korea
#2. Norway
#3. Hong Kong
#4. Sweden
#5. Switzerland

Top 5 countries with the slowest overall internet connection speeds (ranked from slowest)

#1. Venezuela
#2. Paraguay
#3. Namibia
#4. Bolivia
#5. Nigeria

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