Kenya’s internet is expensive and of low quality - Report

Kenya has been ranked number 106 out of 117 countries when it comes to internet speed, quality and growth.

This is according to the World Digital Quality of life index 2022 report.

When it comes to speed, stability and growth, Kenya’s internet is at 34 per cent worse than the global average.

Compared to South Africa, mobile internet in Kenya is 2 times slower while broadband is 3 times slower.

However, since last year, mobile internet speed has improved by 14 per cent (3.1Mbps) while broadband speed has grown by 8.5 per cent (1.5 Mbps).

The report revealed Singapore has the fastest internet speed in the world with mobile speeds of up to 104 to 261 Mbps.

Seven of the 10 highest-scoring countries are in Europe, according to the 2022 global overview report conducted by Surfshark’s Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index.

In terms of internet affordability, Kenya ranked 93rd out of 117.

“Residents can buy 1GB of mobile internet in Kenya for as cheap as 7 minutes 34 seconds of work per month. This is 13 times more than in South Africa,” the report read.

Out of the five fundamental digital life pillars, Kenya’s worst score is for internet quality

While the best is for e-infrastructure (61st).

Kenya’s e-security comes 74th, as well as e-government, and internet affordability 93rd.

Kenya ranked 5th in Africa out of 10 participating countries.

Democratic Republic of (DRC), Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Cameroon are the bottom five African countries.