Telecommunication in the Federated States of Micronesia

Development of telephone and internet connections

With an average download speed of 11.03 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, the Federated States of Micronesia ranked 142nd in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 3.4 Mbit/second was significantly lower (167th 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 the Federated States of Micronesia from 1990 - 2019

Broadband internet in the Federated States of Micronesia 2003 - 2020

The Federated States of Micronesia is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband Internet connections. Around 35% of all residents have access to the Internet. Around 5% 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.