Europe has some of the world's fastest fixed broadband, but averages swing wildly between countries. Whether you're on fibre in Spain or VDSL in Germany, this page shows what's typical where you live. Your test connects to the nearest Cloudflare server in Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Madrid, Stockholm, or Warsaw.
Germany has Europe's largest economy but some of its slowest median broadband. Deutsche Telekom bet on VDSL and vectoring through the 2010s instead of going straight to FTTH, so a large share of homes still runs the last stretch over copper.
German contracts have a real advantage here: since the TKG reform, providers must state a minimum, normal and maximum speed, and if measured speed falls persistently short you may reduce your monthly payment proportionally or terminate. Repeated wired tests, logged at different times of day, are exactly the evidence that supports a claim. To check what is coming to your street, look up breko.de or your local Glasfaser initiative.
Swiss fixed lines routinely deliver 500 Mbps to 10 Gbps. Swisscom covers most of the country with FTTH and FTTS, while Sunrise runs hybrid cable and Init7 sells straight 10 Gbps symmetric fibre for enthusiasts. Ping from Zurich to Frankfurt is 8 to 15 ms and to Milan 12 to 20 ms. If your Swiss line tests under 200 Mbps on a wired connection, you are usually on an older FTTS or DSL segment, or the bottleneck is the supplied router's WiFi rather than the line.
Almost every Dutch address can choose between KPN fibre and Ziggo cable, with Odido and Freedom Internet reselling on top. KPN FTTH plans run 200 Mbps to 4 Gbps and are symmetric at the higher tiers, while Ziggo delivers up to 1 Gbps down with far lower upload. Ping from Amsterdam to Frankfurt is 8 to 14 ms and to London 6 to 12 ms, so Dutch connections are among Europe's best for gaming and remote work. A wired result well below your plan almost always points at in-home WiFi.
By median fixed download, Sweden, Spain and France lead the large markets, while Switzerland leads on top-tier plans thanks to widely available multi-gigabit fibre. Denmark and Norway also sit near the top.
Because you are on cable or VDSL rather than FTTH. Both split capacity heavily toward download. Only fibre gives you symmetric upload. See why upload speed is slow .
Under 15 ms to your nearest major hub and under 40 ms across the continent. Anything above that on a wired line usually means bufferbloat or routing through a distant peering point. See bufferbloat explained .