Comment by paul_odin

Akamai's State of the Internet report shows internet speeds worldwide: http://www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet/

Average connection speed

* USA - 7,195 kbps * South Korea - 14,626 kbps * Japan - 10,513 kbps

Average peak connection speed

* USA - 29,626 kbps * South Korea - 48,750 kbps * Japan - 42,172 kbps

(I believe this is is per IP address and excludes Mobile traffic)