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<\/a>Net Index South Africa<\/p><\/div>\n
The top-ranked country on the list was Bulgaria, with its users paying $0.44 (R5) per month per Mbps.<\/p>\n
The top 10 cheapest countries, as ranked using the average cost measure, are listed below.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Net Index Top 10<\/p><\/div>\n
Relative cost to GDP<\/h3>\n
South Africa improved slightly when it came to the relative cost of broadband,\u00a0as measured by dividing the monthly\u00a0subscription cost\u00a0by the Gross Domestic Product per Capita.<\/p>\n
Ranked 57 out of 62 countries, with the cost of broadband representing\u00a011.185% of GPD per capita, SA beat Egypt, the Philippines, Vietnam, Pakistan, and India.<\/p>\n
This is still significantly higher than the government\u2019s policy of giving every South African broadband access for 2.5% or less of the country\u2019s average monthly income, though.<\/p>\n
Luxemborg came in first, with\u00a0the cost of broadband representing\u00a00.606%\u00a0of GPD per capita.<\/p>\n
When looking at the relative cost per Mbps – the\u00a0median cost per Mbps\u00a0divided by the Gross Domestic Product per Capita – SA came 58th out of 62.<\/p>\n
Promised Speed vs Actual Speed<\/h3>\n
South Africa also doesn\u2019t rank well on Ookla\u2019s global Household Promise Index.<\/p>\n
Also based on its surveys and tests conducted through Ookla’s Speedtest.net, the Household Promise Index uses the median ratio of actual download speed to the download speed subscribed to, or \u201cpromised speed\u201d.<\/p>\n
Here SA came in at 56th out of 64 tested countries, with a median of 73.05% promised speed delivered. The global average is 86.9%.<\/p>\n
The top 10 promised speed vs delivered speed countries are listed below.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Net Index Top 10 – Promised vs Delivered<\/p><\/div>\n
Priced out of Internet access<\/h3>\n
According to the recently released A4AI Affordability Report, more than\u00a0two billion people in developing and emerging countries are being “priced out” of accessing the Internet.<\/p>\n
The report found that in 51 developing nations, a fixed broadband connection costs the average citizen\u00a040% of their monthly income.<\/p>\n
“Mobile broadband is cheaper but… averaging 10% of monthly income – about as much as developing country households spend on housing,” the report stated.<\/p>\n
Out of a total\u00a0of 100, where a higher score means more affordable Internet access, South Africa scored 43.44 – placed behind the likes of\u00a0Costa Rica, Rwanda, Nigeria, Colombia, Turkey, Morocco, Uganda, and Kenya.<\/p>\n
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