Growing Popularity of Internet Buying to Promote Global Market Share of Telecommunication

The development of new applications like distributed sensing and extended reality, among others, has increased the demand for 6G networks. Furthermore, reliable network connection is required for the increasing number of smart city programs and the increasing demand for driverless cars, which the 6G deployment may facilitate. Smart cities are expected to generate a substantial economic gain of roughly USD 20 trillion by 2026. Because of the rapid improvements in 6G technology, it is projected that the market players will have many opportunities for expansion in the future.

Some of the major growth factors and challenges that are associated with the growth of the global telecommunication market are:

Growth Drivers:

The COVID-19 pandemic’s ongoing contactless diagnosis is driving more demand for telemedicine services
Rising Penetration of Smartphones

Challenges:

These days, the telecom industry has expanded rapidly. But this company needs to make significant investments in order to develop its workforce and improve its infrastructure. Furthermore, the overall investment has increased because of the large increases in the cost of the raw materials utilized by the telecom sector over time. Consequently, the market’s potential to expand is restricted.

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By service type, the global telecommunication market is segmented into fixed voice services, fixed internet access services, mobile voice services, mobile data services, pay-tv services and machine-to-machine services. The mobile data services segment is to garner a highest revenue by the end of 2036 by growing at a significant CAGR over the forecast period. This can be explained by the substantial rise in the usage of cellphones by consumers. During the projected period, the rapidly growing demand for high-speed broadband services for both home and business applications is expected to further assist the segment expansion. Moreover, it is anticipated that the data services sector would grow at a rapid pace due to the high demand for cloud gaming and online 4K UHD video access.

By region, the Europe telecommunication market is to generate the highest revenue by the end of 2036. In this region, the growing trend of Industry 4.0 in conjunction with the growing demand for pay-TV services drives the telecommunications sector. Additionally, the rapid development of access to telecommunications networks and the increase in the number of service providers accessible have contributed to the growth of the European market. For example, the U.K. government collaborated on telecom innovation in October 2023 with nations including Australia, Canada, Japan, and the United States of America. The U.K. government contributed 70 million euros for telecom research and development as a result of this partnership.

This report also provides the existing competitive scenario of some of the key players of the global telecommunication market which includes company profiling of AT&T Intellectual Property, China Telecom Corporation Limited, Telefonica S.A., Vodafone Group Plc., KT Corp., Airtel India, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd., Deutsche Telekom AG, Verizon, and others.

Source: https://www.researchnester.com/reports/telecommunication-market/6258

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The company says it will use the funds to accelerate its rollout of full fibre infrastructure

Today, Cornwall-based ISP Wildanet has announced that it has received a £35 million investment from the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB).

The investment will be used to fund the further expansion of Wildanet’s fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) network, providing connectivity to a further 20,000 homes and businesses.

“Today’s announcement supports and accelerates our far-reaching roll out plans for Cornwall and unlocks growth in our own company as we continue our mission to transform connectivity and opportunities in Cornwall, at the same time as creating a dynamic, profitable and sustainable business,” said Helen Wylde-Archibald, CEO of Wildanet.

“Wildanet’s success in forging strong partnerships with both national and local government, with institutional investors and banks, is delivering new investment into Cornwall. We’re proud of these achievements and the leading role we are playing as a champion for digital inclusion and the creation of a modern digital economy in the South West.”

Earlier this year, Wildanet was awarded a £41 million Project Gigabit contract to roll out new connections to more than 16,800 homes and businesses in East Cornwall, West Cornwall and the island of St Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly. Earlier still, in 2023, Wildanet won two contracts worth £36 million to connect up to 19,250 homes and businesses in South West and Mid Cornwall.

For the UKIB, this new investment aims at providing additional support for Wildanet’s Project Gigabit contracts.

“The nature of Cornwall’s location and its geography makes it one of the most difficult to reach places for internet providers and as a result has lower speeds than the UK average,” explained Ian Brown, UKIB’s Head of Banking and Investment. “Our financing for Wildanet’s rollout will support communities and grow economies that would otherwise miss out on the benefits associated with improved connectivity.”

Wildanet is not the only altnet to be benefiting from the UKIB’s renewed support. Just last week the UKIB invested £150 million in major altnet Hyperoptic, aiming to again drive an acceleration of the UK’s full fibre infrastructure.

Wildanet won the Sustainability Award at the 2023 Connected Britain Awards for helping local Cornish businesses to become B-Corps!

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The investment is the latest step in SK Telcom (SKT)’s path to becoming global leader in AI 

South Korean telco SKT has announced that it will invest $200 million in California-based Smart Global Holdings (SGH), an AI data centre solutions company.  

Under the terms of the agreement, SKT will invest $200 million in SGH by acquiring 200,000 preferred shares, worth $32.81 each. This will equate to a roughly 10% stake in the business. 

SGH will use the capital to “add to the Company’s financial flexibility as SGH further expands the scope and scale of its Penguin Solutions branded end-to-end AI factory offerings,” as stated in the announcement’s press release.  

The company’s Penguin Solutions designs, builds, deploys, and manages AI and accelerated computing infrastructures at scale using Nvidia Graphic Processing Units (GPUs). 

“SGH and Penguin Solutions have a proven methodology to deploy their AI infrastructure solutions at some of the most innovative and demanding large-scale enterprise customers in the world. We believe that this collaboration leveraging SKT’s vast technology portfolio with Penguin’s AI data center solutions would enhance the reach and capabilities of both companies and position them to continue innovating in their fields,” said Ryu Young-sang, CEO of SKT. 

Leveraging the strengths of both companies, the partnership will “enhance customer offerings in the development of differentiated global end-to-end AI factory and data center solutions and services, advanced memory market products and services, and NPU-based AI edge servers.”  

SKT has made significant investments in the last few years to “step up on all fronts to transform itself into an AI company,” said the company’s Chief Financial Officer Kim Jin Won.  Last month, for example, the company invested $10 million in a generative AI search engine called Perplexity, which is attempting to disrupt Google’s hegemony over the search engine industry. It has also invested $100 million in AI company Anthropic, to develop a multilingual large language model (LLM) customised for global telcos.   

Last year, the company also joined forces with e&, Deutsche Telekom, and Singtel to form the Global Telco AI  Alliance, aiming to explore the greater integration of AI technologies within the telecoms sector.  

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The cable is expected to be ready for service by the end of next year 

 

Indonesian telco Telin and infrastructure developer BW Digital have announced a strategic partnership to build the Nongsa-Changi submarine cable, which will connect Singapore and Batam, Indonesia.  

The announcement follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two companies at International Telecoms Week in Washington, USA, this May. 

The cable system will be 50km long and be compromised of a minimum of 24 fibre pairs. The cable, say the companies, will help to meet the “unprecedented demand for connectivity” between the two countries, as “data traffic moving between these two prime locations for data center development continues to grow exponentially.”  

“The Nongsa-Changi cable represents a key component of the digital ecosystem we are building in NDP [Nongsa Digital Park],” said Ludovic Hutier, CEO of BW Digital.  

“With a landing at the doorstep of the data center (DC) campus, it will provide DC operators with fully diverse and secured connectivity, and enable them to further address the spillover demand from Singapore,” he continued.  

It was only in May that Telin announced a similar partnership with Singtel, for the joint development and construction of the Hawaiki Nui 1 submarine cable system between Singapore and Batam. This system will be 100km long, again with 24 fibre pairs, and aims to be operational by the fourth quarter of 2026.  

Ooi Seng Keat, Vice President of Digital Infrastructure & Services at Singtel noted that “Batam is emerging as a prime location for data centres due to its close proximity to Singapore.” 

“We are proud to continue our successful partnership with BW Digital, as we work together to develop Indonesia’s digital industry at Nongsa Digital Park and establish the Hawaiki Nui 1 submarine cable system,” said Budi Satria Dharma Purba, CEO of Telin. 

Both of these developments are part of Telin’s Indonesian Cable Express (ICE) programme, a submarine cable communication system consisting of seven segments, which was first announced in September last year. The initiative is aimed at enhancing digital connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region, and seeks to solidify Indonesia’s position as a hub for digital connectivity. 

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Network testing firm Global Wireless Solutions has today published the results of a new study that examined connectivity experiences in the UK, which saw Virgin Media (O2) win two awards for ‘Best Broadband Experience‘ and ‘Best Combined Connectivity Experience‘, while EE came top for ‘Best Mobile Experience‘.

The results from GWS’ 2024 Nationwide Connectivity Experience Report are based on the collection of 573 million data points and over 1.5 million tests conducted across key performance metrics (i.e. throughputs, reliability, latency, packet loss, and video streaming metrics). The tests were conducted on the devices of real-life users from GWS’ proprietary opt-in consumer panel of 6,000 participants (18+).

In addition to running network performance tests, GWS generated insights into app usage and polled consumers on their wireless experiences. For example, this revealed that people have between 13 and 14 connected devices running on their home broadband networks. What’s more, over half of all households say that the majority of members in their house are using the WiFi simultaneously for more than 5 hours a day.

The data also reveals that when on their Smartphones, Brits spend 78% of their time connected to WiFi (much of this will be from when they’re at home or in an office) and 22% on 4G/5G (mobile data). But the main focus of all the testing was to establish which broadband and mobile providers delivered the best experience.

The Results

Best Fixed Broadband ISP

In terms of fixed broadband, Virgin Media was found to have the Best Broadband Experience out of all ISPs tested. As a highlight, Virgin Media led the pack when looking at mean download throughputs (across all panellists), offering over 170Mbps. The next closest provider was Vodafone, which offered less than half the throughput (over 75Mbps), illustrating a significant divide in performance (this probably has more to do with the fact that Virgin has a higher take-up of faster speeds).

Virgin Media also performed best in video streaming, finishing top with best resolution and quickest time to load. In addition, GWS also measured the percentage of time that ISPs were able to maintain high definition (HD) resolution during the streaming tests (i.e. maintaining video resolution at 720p or greater). Virgin Media led the way at 94%.

Broadband Provider Ranking for H1 2024

1. Virgin Media
2. Vodafone
3. TalkTalk
4. Sky Broadband
5. EE
6. BT
7. Plusnet
8. Three Broadband (mobile)

Best Mobile Operator

GWS found that EE provided the Best Mobile Experience by a major operator in the UK. EE performed top in most of the test categories, including reliability, latency, and all three video streaming tasks. In terms of HD streaming, EE came top with 80%. When looking at throughputs, Three UK had the highest download throughput at 63Mbps and was tied with EE for the highest upload throughput at 17Mbps.

Mobile Operator Ranking for H1 2024

1. EE
2. Vodafone
3. Three UK
4. O2

Best Combined Mobile and Broadband Provider

Finally, Virgin Media and O2 were found to have provided the Best Combined Connectivity Experience. While VMO2 performed at or near the top in a majority of the metrics, Sky Mobile also performed well in video streaming and reliability. Interestingly, reliability across all combined providers remained constant when compared to last year’s results.

When looking at throughputs, the fastest average available download throughput by a combined provider was offered by VMO2 at over 150Mbps – well over double the average of its closest rival (EE/BT with an average download throughput of over 65Mbps). When looking at available uploads, VMO2 was also top with an average throughput of 34Mbps.

Combined Mobile and Broadband Ranking for H1 2024

1. O2 + Virgin Media
2. Sky Mobile + Sky Broadband
3. EE + BT
4. Vodafone + Vodafone Broadband
5. EE + EE
6. Three UK + Three Broadband

Dr Paul Carter, CEO of GWS, said:

“We’ve released this report to provide a holistic look at the state of the UK’s wireless connectivity – which includes whether you’re connecting via an ISP or mobile network. What we need from our networks varies depending on where we are – if you’re going to be using your phone at home while sharing a network with other people or devices, most of the time it will require higher speeds than if you’re on the go using your mobile network. Our life isn’t one-dimensional running on one network, so nor should our testing be. That’s why we’ve tested the different types of networks people are accessing on their phones, to provide a more meaningful overview of the UK’s connectivity experience today.”

Sadly, we don’t get a more detailed breakdown of the results for each individual provider, which is a pity as the vague ranking table doesn’t really provide much in the way of useful information. The use of WiFi terminology also suggests that the broadband testing was conducted over a local wireless network, which leaves connections open to all sorts of performance issues due to the highly variable nature of wireless signals in different environments and at different distances. It’s often far better to test over a wired link.

Finally, the study also included ‘Three Broadband’ as an option in the broadband table, which is slightly confusing as they use broadly the same 4G / 5G technology as Three’s regular mobile broadband network. But being able to fairly compare a highly variable mobile network with a modern fibre-based fixed line one is fraught with difficulty.

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The labels argue that Verizon deliberately ignored customers pirating music over its network

A group of major record labels including UMG Recordings, Warner Music, and Sony Music are suing US wireless giant Verizon, accusing them of knowingly facilitating music piracy.

The lawsuit argues that “early 350,000 infringement notices” have been sent to Verizon since 2020, covering the piracy of 17,335 tracks from artists or bands. The lawsuit alleges that Verizon “fostered a safe haven for infringement in light of its lax policies and thus encouraged its subscribers to infringe”.

“Verizon’s failure to take meaningful action against its infringing subscribers drew subscribers engaging in Internet piracy to purchase Verizon’s services, so that those subscribers could infringe Plaintiffs’ (and others’) copyrights and avoid obtaining that copyrighted content through legitimate channels. Infringing subscribers were drawn to Verizon’s services both because of its lax policies concerning copyright infringement and faster internet speeds that facilitated the use of P2P protocols for those willing to pay more,” read the lawsuit.

“Verizon fostered a safe haven for infringement in light of its lax policies and thus encouraged its subscribers to infringe. The specific infringing subscribers identified in Plaintiffs’ notices, including the particularly egregious infringers identified above, knew that Verizon would not terminate their accounts despite receiving multiple notices identifying them as infringers, and they remained Verizon subscribers so that they could continue illegally downloading copyrighted works.”

The affected labels are pushing for the maximum possible financial penalty for each breach of the Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), potentially awarding each plaintiff $150,000 per violation.

In total, this could find Verizon liable to pay up to $2.6 billion to affected companies.

This type of lawsuit is not without precedent in the US. Over the past decade, the question of whether CSPs should be held responsible for copyright violations committed by their subscribers has been at the centre of numerous lawsuits. Perhaps the most notable of these occurred in 2019, when a court found Cox Communications guilty of failing to remove known music pirates from its network, ordering the company to pay $1 billion in damages.

This total was ultimately deemed excessive following an appeal process that concluded this year, with a new trial being organised to determine a more reasonable amount.

Thus, while it seems a stretch to suggest – as the lawsuit does – that music pirates are subscribing to Verizon specifically due to the company’s lax attitude towards copyright infringement, there is a legal precedent for CSPs being liable for their customers’ piracy.

Verizon has yet to comment on the situation.

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Alternative network operator and gigabit broadband provider toob, which is deploying a full fibre (FTTP) network across parts of Southern England (they also share some of CityFibre’s infrastructure), has today become the latest ISP to launch a cheaper social tariff for those on certain state benefits.

The new toob essentials plan offers a 50Mbps full-fibre symmetric speed broadband connection for just £20 per month (no setup fees and a 1-month rolling contract) and is available to anybody within toob’s own network (excludes their availability via CityFibre) who is in receipt of Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment Support Allowance or Income Support.

Nick Parbutt, CEO of toob, said, “We founded toob on the belief that digital inclusion is vital in the modern world and that full-fibre broadband should be available to all. We are pleased that our new tariff, toob essentials, will be able to help connect people who may be struggling with the cost of getting online.”

The Hampshire-based operator was originally backed by £75m from the Amber Infrastructure Group (here) and “up to” £87.5m from the Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund (here). During 2023 the operator also secured £160m of additional funding (debt financing) from Ares Management‘s Infrastructure Debt strategy (here), which could be upsized to £300m over time to support growth.

Toob’s own fibre network is known to cover 150,000 premises (24th Aug 2023 – not all RFS) and they’re aiming to reach 300,000 premises across parts of Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex in the future. The provider recently revealed that they’d passed 50,000 customers (here), which is more than double the 20,000 they had in June 2023.

Finally, a quick reminder. We know social tariffs can be a divisive topic for some, but that is not an excuse to abuse the comment system in order to post offensive remarks toward those who take state benefits. Such posts are against our rules and will be removed.

Networking kit manufacturer DrayTek, which is a familiar name in the broadband connectivity world, has published a new ‘ISP Performance and Perceptions Survey 2024’, which reveals what business users really think about their Internet Service Provider and what they view as their most crucial connectivity needs.

The survey – download here – appears to be based on responses from 476 members of the “DrayTek community” (in this case, business users). But it’s worth noting that regular consumers also use some of DrayTek’s more domestic grade devices, such as some of their broadband routers.

The summary of this report notes that more than 50% of the businesses surveyed had been with their current ISP for over 5-years. This could imply a significant level of loyalty – or perhaps, as additional data further in the report suggests, complacency. But larger businesses with more than 50 sites do tend to switch ISP more regularly, with 30% being with their provider for less than 2-years (compared to an average of 24%).

In terms of how businesses actually use their broadband connections, some 70% of businesses currently rely on their internet connection to access cloud applications, with 52% using broadband to access phone systems (VoIP), 47% for VPN, and 42% for video calls, 27% for large data transfers, 26% for internet browsing and 22% for back-office connectivity. In addition, 68% also need broadband for their “phone lines” (voice service).

Additional Survey Highlights

➤ An astonishing 44% of respondents do not have a backup or failover system in place.

➤ When asked how likely they were to recommend their current ISP, businesses gave an average score of 7.74 out of 10.

➤ 56% of respondents also said they are open to switching ISP (this includes 38% who said they were happy, but open to change, while 11% were unhappy [expecting to review options] and 7% were actively looking).

➤ The top factors that influence a decision when changing provider are price (58%), customer service (52%), availability of higher speeds (47%), consistency of speed (40%), guaranteed uptime (34%), performance Service Level Agreements (33%), short contract length (9%) and security (9%).

➤ The survey then asked what were the main reasons why users changed their previous ISP, which saw the availability of higher speeds (26%) top the charts, followed by price (19%), customer service (17%), performance SLAs (5%), consistency of speed (5%), guaranteed uptime (5%) and enhanced offerings (4%).

A new Juniper Research survey of 3,300 UK mobile subscribers has named the top mobile network operators with the highest overall levels of customer satisfaction (measured by net promoter score). Tesco Mobile ended up ranking highest for overall customer satisfaction, with an NPR (Net Promoter Rating) of 93%. But it’s bad news for Three UK.

Specifically, from the survey analysis, it was determined that 65% of Tesco Mobile’s subscribers stated that they are ‘very satisfied’ with the overall services offered by the company; the highest of all operators surveyed. The survey found Tesco Mobile subscribers are the most satisfied with the cost of their subscription and the geographical coverage provided. The latter is particularly interesting given that Tesco is an O2 based virtual operator, which ranks somewhat lower.

Top 5 UK Mobile Operators for Satisfaction
1. Tesco Mobile – 92%
2. giffgaff – 91%
3. EE (BT) – 86%
4. iD Mobile – 86%
5. Sky Mobile – 85%

On the other hand, Three UK was ranked the lowest for subscribers’ overall satisfaction, with it having the highest number of subscribers stating that they have had a negative customer service experience. Additionally, factors such as poor network coverage and slow data (mobile broadband) speeds were also found to be regular complaints left in Three UK’s ‘community forum’, with these factors contributing to the poor score.

The other two major mobile operators, Vodafone and O2 (Virgin Media), also ranked in the bottom half of the table, although their scores were overall much higher than Three’s.

However, Three UK is not the only operator to report negative experiences by its subscribers. Whilst Three generates the highest number of negative experiences, operators including giffgaff, Vodafone and Sky Mobile were conversely found to be “not far behind“, which is despite ranking highly for general satisfaction. When asked about their negative experiences, figure 3 below highlights the top issues faced by UK mobile subscribers.

Analyst firm M-Lab and comparison site Cable.co.uk have today published their 2024 global broadband ISP speeds report, which reveals that the United Kingdom delivered an average (mean) download speed of 110.99Mbps (up from 93.62Mbps last year) – ranking us 35th fastest in the world (down from 34th in 2023).

The research itself stems from information gathered via 1.5 billion speed tests (up from 1.3bn last year), which were carried out across the world in 229 countries in a 12-month period up to 30th June 2024. The average global broadband download speed was recorded as 55.58Mbps (Megabits per second), which is up from 45.60Mbps last year.

Overall, the top five fastest “countries” in the world this year were found to be Iceland (279.55Mbps), Jersey – a British crown dependency (273.51Mbps), Macao (234.74Mbps), Liechtenstein (222.98Mbps) and Denmark (210.51Mbps). Most of these are in Europe and are very small or island nations, where Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks are usually prevalent.

On the flip side, the five countries in the world with the slowest network speeds were the British Indian Ocean Territory (2.38Mbps), Turkmenistan (2.72Mbps), Syria (2.80Mbps), Yemen (2.99Mbps) and Tajikistan (3.10Mbps). In fact 35 countries failed to achieve download speeds of 10Mbps or greater, which is deemed by Ofcom UK to be the minimum required to cope with the needs of a typical family or small business, although this figure is quite an old one.

At this point some might wonder, given the rapid rollout of FTTP, why the UK isn’t ranking even higher in 2024. But we suspect there could be several reasons for this, not least because many of the leading countries in this table have been building FTTP at scale for a lot longer. Not to mention that other countries have also been improving their speeds and take-up by consumers, so the world is far from standing still.

Caveats of the Data

As we’ve said before, speed testing-based reports like this should be taken with a pinch of salt because they can easily be misinterpreted. For example, nobody should be equating such studies to be directly reflecting the availability of faster connections, as the two are far from being in perfect sync.

On top of that, people are more likely to measure their speed if there is something wrong or if they aren’t getting the speed they need, which can produce a negative bias. The fact that the study also overlooks other key metrics, such as upload speeds and latency, is another consideration.

Just for some context on actual network availability in the UK. We reported last month (here) that “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) networks were available to 98% of premises, which falls to 83.4% for gigabit-capable (1000Mbps+) networks and 67.7% when only looking at FTTP technology. The government wants 85% to be within reach of gigabit speeds by the end of 2025 and nationwide (c.99%) coverage by the end of 2030.

Such testing can also be impacted by other factors, such as poor home wiring (copper lines), user choice of package (e.g. 1Gbps could be available, but people may pick a slower and cheaper tier), local network congestion (i.e. conducting a test while others or background tasks are using the network) and slow WiFi etc.

Finally, it’s unclear whether this study has also lumped mobile data (4G, 5G etc.) speeds or business connections in with residential fixed lines. Nevertheless, if we assume that such caveats will apply to all countries, then the data is still useful as a rough gauge of market change over time.

229 Countries Ranked by Average (Mean) Download Speed

Rank
Country
Avg. Download Speed (Mbps)

1
Iceland
279.55

2
Jersey
273.51

3
Macao
234.74

4
Liechtenstein
222.98

5
Denmark
210.51

6
Andorra
199.89

7
Netherlands
188.49

8
Gibraltar
180.91

9
France
176.97

10
Monaco
173.79

11
South Korea
172.53

12
United States
161.97

13
Switzerland
161.88

14
Uruguay
156.99

15
Sweden
156.42

16
Israel
153.61

17
Canada
152.25

18
Spain
148.63

19
Slovakia
145.19

20
San Marino
143.20

21
Malta
141.07

22
Norway
140.56

23
Japan
139.53

24
Hong Kong
138.18

25
Taiwan
136.58

26
Singapore
134.43

27
Belgium
124.78

28
New Zealand
124.01

29
Cayman Islands
118.83

30
Puerto Rico
118.54

31
Portugal
116.91

32
Isle of Man
116.58

33
Estonia
113.10

34
Hungary
112.15

35
United Kingdom
110.99

36
Lithuania
110.74

37
Bermuda
107.40

38
Romania
105.46

39
Poland
104.36

40
Ireland
102.96

41
Qatar
101.72

42
Chile
100.66

43
United Arab Emirates
99.26

44
Barbados
97.27

45
Latvia
95.50

46
Finland
95.13

47
Brazil
92.83

48
Slovenia
90.40

49
Germany
87.77

50
Serbia
86.36

51
U.S. Virgin Islands
83.51

52
Malaysia
82.38

53
British Virgin Islands
79.26

54
North Macedonia
79.09

55
Australia
77.99

56
Luxembourg
76.64

57
Guernsey
75.63

58
Czechia
74.41

59
Montenegro
73.93

60
Moldova
73.84

61
Greece
72.54

62
Grenada
72.49

63
Italy
72.45

64
Bahamas
72.34

65
St Kitts and Nevis
71.96

66
Thailand
67.75

67
Bulgaria
67.47

68
Russia
67.43

69
Bahrain
67.16

70
Aruba
67.06

71
Trinidad and Tobago
66.43

72
India
65.51

73
Austria
64.96

74
Åland Islands
64.28

75
Réunion
63.29

76
Peru
63.28

77
Brunei
62.61

78
Panama
62.43

79
Jamaica
62.13

80
Argentina
59.70

81
Kuwait
58.89

82
Oman
57.85

83
Saint Lucia
56.84

84
Faroe Islands
56.61

85
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
56.61

86
Saint Martin
56.00

87
Guadeloupe
55.28

88
Colombia
53.87

89
Costa Rica
53.39

90
Kosovo
53.29

91
St Vincent and Grenadines
52.14

92
Philippines
52.07

93
Turks and Caicos Islands
51.82

94
Vatican City
51.60

95
Cyprus
51.53

96
Saint Barthélemy
51.11

97
New Caledonia
50.61

98
Curaçao
49.61

99
Ukraine
49.39

100
Anguilla
49.23

101
Martinique
48.54

102
Dominican Republic
48.05

103
Dominica
47.90

104
Montserrat
46.34

105
Vietnam
45.92

106
Belarus
45.81

107
Ecuador
45.54

108
Bosnia and Herzegovina
45.51

109
Paraguay
45.10

110
Mexico
44.73

111
Greenland
42.69

112
French Guiana
42.68

113
Jordan
42.46

114
South Africa
42.42

115
Belize
41.72

116
Croatia
38.52

117
Saudi Arabia
37.65

118
China
37.56

119
Guatemala
37.34

120
Eswatini
37.23

121
Guam
36.40

122
El Salvador
35.90

123
Nicaragua
33.85

124
Antigua and Barbuda
32.98

125
Turkey
32.89

126
Rwanda
32.69

127
Mauritius
31.12

128
Albania
29.87

129
Northern Mariana Islands
29.80

130
Botswana
29.52

131
Guyana
28.57

132
Nigeria
27.62

133
Maldives
27.26

134
Marshall Islands
26.84

135
Armenia
26.78

136
Nepal
25.97

137
Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba
25.86

138
Palestine
25.20

139
Laos
25.14

140
Cambodia
24.54

141
Venezuela
23.33

142
Madagascar
22.57

143
Honduras
21.77

144
Bhutan
21.24

145
Uzbekistan
21.21

146
Georgia
20.83

147
Lesotho
20.71

148
Bolivia
20.14

149
Seychelles
20.09

150
Morocco
19.61

151
Indonesia
19.54

152
Mongolia
19.14

153
Sri Lanka
18.45

154
Sint Maarten
18.17

155
Samoa
17.82

156
Ivory Coast
17.67

157
São Tomé and Príncipe
17.45

158
Zimbabwe
16.77

159
Ghana
16.59

160
Congo Republic
16.25

161
American Samoa
16.17

162
Burkina Faso
15.91

163
Benin
15.54

164
Papua New Guinea
15.52

165
Gabon
14.85

166
Mayotte
14.50

167
Mozambique
14.15

168
French Polynesia
14.15

169
Kazakhstan
13.92

170
Azerbaijan
13.85

171
Suriname
13.79

172
Kenya
13.69

173
Uganda
13.59

174
Fiji
13.28

175
Myanmar
13.28

176
Tanzania
13.26

177
Haiti
13.21

178
Malawi
13.14

179
DR Congo
12.81

180
Angola
12.79

181
Egypt
12.64

182
Liberia
12.45

183
Algeria
12.35

184
Senegal
12.16

185
Solomon Islands
11.54

186
Namibia
11.48

187
Cabo Verde
11.44

188
Kyrgyzstan
11.31

189
Tunisia
11.18

190
Mauritania
10.94

191
Togo
10.54

192
Chad
10.47

193
Iraq
10.39

194
Palau
10.01

195
Iran
9.72

196
Lebanon
9.67

197
Bangladesh
9.22

198
Zambia
8.99

199
Guinea
8.55

200
Comoros
8.38

201
Libya
8.37

202
Cameroon
7.97

203
Pakistan
7.85

204
Vanuatu
7.67

205
Mali
7.66

206
South Sudan
7.47

207
Sierra Leone
7.24

208
Djibouti
7.21

209
Somalia
6.64

210
Burundi
6.07

211
Timor-Leste
6.00

212
Guinea-Bissau
5.63

213
Falkland Islands
5.34

214
Gambia
5.33

215
Federated States of Micronesia
5.32

216
Equatorial Guinea
5.27

217
Niger
4.97

218
Wallis and Futuna
4.66

219
Eritrea
4.61

220
Cuba
4.49

221
Ethiopia
4.45

222
Central African Republic
4.08

223
Sudan
4.02

224
Afghanistan
3.11

225
Tajikistan
3.10

226
Yemen
2.99

227
Syria
2.80

228
Turkmenistan
2.72

229
British Indian Ocean Territory
2.38