Telecommunication in Estonia

Development of telephone and internet connections

With an average download speed of 49.82 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Estonia ranked 68th in an international comparison. The upload rate was only 34.75 Mbit/second (47th place).
In mobile internet, i.e. on tablets and smartphones, Estonia comes 33rd with a download speed of 50.29 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 9 Mbit was only enough for 78th place.

The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in July 2022 from 182 countries.

The following diagrams show the development of the various telephone and Internet connections as a percentage of the country's population. Values above 100% mean that, on average, every inhabitant has more than one connection.

Access to the Internet in Estonia from 1990 - 2020

Broadband internet in Estonia 2001 - 2020

Estonia is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband Internet connections. Around 89% of all residents have access to the Internet. Around 31% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the former ISDN (more than 256 kbit/s). All fixed connections via DSL, cable or satellite were counted here, but not those connected to the Internet via mobile communications. With around 2.1 people per household, this means that around 65.7 percent of all households are equipped with a fast Internet connection.