Ukraine ranked second in average mobile download speeds among countries with a per capita GDP ranging from $3,800 to $6,500, according to data from nPerf, an international platform for measuring internet connection quality, for July–September 2026.
The average mobile download speed in Ukraine during this period was 80.17 Mbit/s. By comparison, the figure was 63.83 Mbit/s in Morocco and 47.55 Mbit/s in Algeria.
Thus, Ukraine outperformed Morocco by 16.34 Mbit/s, or approximately 26%, and Algeria by 32.62 Mbit/s, or nearly 69%.
According to nPerf’s calculations, at a speed of about 80 Mbit/s, downloading a 5 GB HD movie takes less than nine minutes. In Morocco, at an average speed of 63.83 Mbit/s, a similar download takes more than 11 minutes.
The comparison was made between countries with similar levels of economic development. This approach allows for an assessment of the effectiveness of telecommunications infrastructure not only in absolute terms but also relative to the economic capabilities of the countries.
The range used by nPerf corresponds to current macroeconomic data. According to World Bank data, Ukraine’s GDP per capita in 2025 was approximately $5,870, Algeria’s was $6,050, and Morocco’s was $4,670.
nPerf is a French independent platform for measuring the performance of fixed and mobile networks. Its statistics are generated based on tests that users perform through the nPerf app and partner services. Before rankings are generated, the results undergo automated verification and filtering.
The French speed-test company nPerf has published a study of three largest mobile communications operators in Ukraine, where Kyivstar ranks first, according to a presentation on nPerf’s website. The study was conducted from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. nPerf specialists in total analyzed more than 23,100 tests in 2G, 3G, 4G networks.
The number of conventional network speed tests was 10,200, the number of tests while browsing the web was 3,800, and the number of tests during streaming was almost 3,000.
At the same time, 54.9% of tests were carried out in the Kyivstar network, 28.3% in the Vodafone Ukraine network, and only 16.8% in lifecell. The success rate of tests in operator networks was 91.95%, 91.11%, and 88.05%, respectively.
According to the nPerf report, the average data transfer rate in the Kyivstar network reached 22.76 Mb/s download and 13.12 Mb/s upload, while at Vodafone Ukraine these figures were 15.09 Mb/sand 7.64 Mb/s, respectively, while lifecell has 14.94 Mb/s and 6.36 Mb/s.
Kyivstar also achieved the best result in terms of video streaming quality – 84.65% (versus 82.5 for lifecell and 73.97% for Vodafone Ukraine).
At the same time, the third largest mobile operator in Ukraine, lifecell, has the average largest delay in signal transmission – 61.65 ms. Kyivstar with 62.92 ms is second, Vodafone Ukraine is third, with an indicator of 83.92 ms.
According to the results of all tests, the Kyivstar mobile network scored 56,570 points, beating Vodafone Ukraine by almost 9,000 points.
