Internet speed in Sri Lanka
Median speeds from Ookla's Speedtest Global Index, June 2026 — what a rental's line and your phone actually get, not what the listing says.
Home broadband37 Mbpsmedian download in Sri Lanka as a whole0world median 130300+Fair — Video calls and streaming for one or two people — fine for a holiday, thin for a household working22 Mbps upload · 16 ms latency
Mobile data59 Mbpsmedian download in Sri Lanka as a whole0world median 109300+11 Mbps upload · 21 ms latency
By city
under 30 basic · fair · 100+ good · 150+ fast — the tick is the world median.
| Place | Home broadband | Mobile data | Work from it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka as a wholeOokla publishes no separate figure for Sri Lanka, Kandy, Ella, Galle, Sigiriya & Dambulla; the national median stands for them. | 37 Mbps | 59 Mbps | Not at the median |
A median is the middle of every test run in the place that quarter: half the lines are faster, half slower. Cities usually beat the national number; islands and hill towns usually do not. "Work from it" is this site's own line — 150 Mbps down, 50 up, under 30 ms — for a household on calls all day; one person needs far less.
The guides in Sri Lanka
Sri LankaSri LankaTea hills, ruined capitals and two coasts with opposite seasons
KandySri LankaThe last kingdom of Sri Lanka, around a lake, with the Buddha’s tooth in a temple above it
EllaSri LankaA gap in the hills with tea on every slope, reached on the best train journey in Asia
GalleSri LankaA Dutch fort on a headland, walled, walkable and lived in, with the south coast beaches beside it
Sigiriya & DambullaSri LankaA palace on top of a two-hundred-metre rock, and a cave temple full of Buddhas an hour away