Telecommunication in Slovakia

Development of telephone and internet connections

With an average download speed of 58.38 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Slovakia ranks 69th in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 26.02 Mbit/second was significantly lower (74th place).
In mobile internet, i.e., on tablets and smartphones, Slovakia comes 44th with a download speed of 46.57 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 12 Mbit was only enough for 55th place.

The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in February 2023 from 180 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 percent mean that, on average, every inhabitant has more than one connection.

Access to the internet in Slovakia from 1990 - 2021

Broadband internet in Slovakia 2002 - 2021

Slovakia is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband internet connections. Around 89 percent of all residents have access to the internet. Around 33 percent 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 2.9 people per household, this means that around 94.5 percent of all households are equipped with a high-speed internet connection.

The increasing prevalence of cell phones and the simultaneous decline in landline phones clearly indicate a change in Slovakia. While the number of landlines has fallen significantly in recent years, the spread of cell phones has risen to 135 cell phone subscriptions per 100 people at last count. Such a clear shift does not occur in all countries, but the trend points in the same direction internationally.

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