Faster average download across 127 directly-compared locations in all locations.
| Location | Surfshark | Gap | NordVPN | Best here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BakuAzerbaijan | 1,336.9634.7183.6 |
+546%+140%101.7 ms | 207.01,522.581.9 |
Surfshark |
| BangkokThailand | 256.5244.3189.2 |
+330%+126%3.0 ms | 1,102.7553.1186.2 |
NordVPN |
| Kuala LumpurMalaysia | 256.2182.2196.7 |
+266%+105%29.5 ms | 938.3372.8226.2 |
NordVPN |
| JakartaIndonesia | 276.6258.9213.9 |
+262%+74%10.0 ms | 1,001.5449.3203.9 |
NordVPN |
| TaipeiTaiwan | 286.7217.9257.4 |
+247%+96%44.9 ms | 995.8426.2212.5 |
NordVPN |
| SeoulSouth Korea | 384.7316.2252.3 |
+135%+23%22.3 ms | 905.6388.3230.0 |
NordVPN |
| DubaiUAE | 435.1363.4154.8 |
+129%+44%19.3 ms | 996.8522.5174.1 |
NordVPN |
| MonacoMonaco | 1,440.01,441.9111.6 |
+52%+9%78.6 ms | 948.31,570.033.0 |
Surfshark |
| PerthAustralia | 697.4289.3311.2 |
+48%+47%100.0 ms | 1,029.7425.9211.2 |
NordVPN |
| VallettaMalta | 1,365.71,257.881.1 |
+40%+7%30.9 ms | 975.81,177.650.2 |
Surfshark |
| VientianeLaos | 790.4282.4281.9 |
+39%+95%89.0 ms | 1,102.2551.9192.9 |
NordVPN |
| KarachiPakistan | 818.1390.4334.8 |
+30%+35%87.4 ms | 1,067.2528.9247.4 |
NordVPN |
| Bandar Seri BegawanBrunei | 856.2293.9276.0 |
+29%+89%88.7 ms | 1,104.8555.8187.3 |
NordVPN |
| SydneyAustralia | 678.7324.0274.0 |
+27%+4%10.4 ms | 861.1336.0263.6 |
NordVPN |
| CairoEgypt | 1,268.51,326.558.1 |
+27%+2%0.1 ms | 1,002.31,351.258.2 |
Surfshark |
| Hong KongHong Kong | 894.3438.3201.0 |
+24%+55%75.1 ms | 722.6283.5276.1 |
Surfshark |
| PhoenixUnited States | 1,268.5584.4141.2 |
+23%+0%1.1 ms | 1,028.8584.0142.3 |
Surfshark |
| ThimphuBhutan | 730.8266.1355.7 |
+23%+62%117.9 ms | 899.8431.8237.8 |
NordVPN |
| Phnom PenhCambodia | 886.6313.4276.0 |
+23%+76%92.8 ms | 1,088.5550.8183.2 |
NordVPN |
| MelbourneAustralia | 681.5311.9289.4 |
+23%+4%9.1 ms | 835.3300.7298.5 |
NordVPN |
| BerlinGermany | 1,402.81,614.530.7 |
+22%+15%4.3 ms | 1,147.31,403.526.4 |
Surfshark |
| LisbonPortugal | 1,367.31,255.141.1 |
+22%+21%0.6 ms | 1,118.61,518.541.7 |
Surfshark |
| ViennaAustria | 1,416.61,570.329.9 |
+21%+73%2.9 ms | 1,172.7909.232.8 |
Surfshark |
| DhakaBangladesh | 919.9407.9255.0 |
+21%+9%46.9 ms | 1,111.2445.7208.1 |
NordVPN |
| ZagrebCroatia | 1,407.31,562.640.0 |
+21%+0%0.7 ms | 1,165.41,569.139.3 |
Surfshark |
| YerevanArmenia | 1,147.5963.879.6 |
+21%+1%1.3 ms | 951.6978.180.9 |
Surfshark |
| BudapestHungary | 1,395.11,472.637.0 |
+20%+3%0.4 ms | 1,158.31,435.037.4 |
Surfshark |
| TashkentUzbekistan | 1,454.11,229.4105.9 |
+20%+10%1.1 ms | 1,208.11,347.3104.8 |
Surfshark |
| BrusselsBelgium | 1,401.8953.320.6 |
+20%+45%1.3 ms | 1,168.01,384.819.3 |
Surfshark |
| RigaLatvia | 1,403.4871.841.4 |
+20%+81%2.7 ms | 1,169.91,580.044.1 |
Surfshark |
| LagosNigeria | 1,313.2783.2109.3 |
+20%+7%11.5 ms | 1,097.2733.2120.8 |
Surfshark |
| QuitoEcuador | 1,222.5609.4159.6 |
+19%+1%0.2 ms | 1,023.6603.7159.8 |
Surfshark |
| ManilaPhilippines | 891.8318.8275.5 |
+19%+70%84.0 ms | 1,064.3542.5191.5 |
NordVPN |
| TallinnEstonia | 1,384.71,147.553.0 |
+19%+12%11.4 ms | 1,162.31,285.241.6 |
Surfshark |
| SkopjeNorth Macedonia | 954.3893.353.8 |
+19%+47%2.0 ms | 1,131.21,312.151.8 |
NordVPN |
| NuukGreenland | 1,346.11,441.671.0 |
+18%+11%1.6 ms | 1,136.81,594.872.6 |
Surfshark |
| NaypyidawMyanmar | 916.5480.3226.8 |
+18%+14%29.7 ms | 1,084.3549.3197.1 |
NordVPN |
| BelgradeSerbia | 1,425.11,482.041.1 |
+18%+5%1.0 ms | 1,204.71,409.940.1 |
Surfshark |
| LjubljanaSlovenia | 1,347.11,363.443.7 |
+18%+3%1.4 ms | 1,143.01,324.542.3 |
Surfshark |
| ZurichSwitzerland | 1,409.91,533.326.7 |
+18%+31%2.6 ms | 1,197.41,172.929.3 |
Surfshark |
| MilanItaly | 1,433.81,592.433.4 |
+18%+1%7.7 ms | 1,218.01,579.825.7 |
Surfshark |
| TokyoJapan | 879.6370.2242.7 |
+18%+7%27.2 ms | 1,035.4394.4215.5 |
NordVPN |
| HelsinkiFinland | 1,392.51,579.847.7 |
+17%+2%0.9 ms | 1,187.61,548.946.8 |
Surfshark |
| BuffaloUnited States | 1,279.8905.889.0 |
+17%+2%16.9 ms | 1,092.2926.2105.9 |
Surfshark |
| SeattleUnited States | 1,218.1655.3133.6 |
+17%+2%4.9 ms | 1,043.6668.2138.5 |
Surfshark |
| RabatMorocco | 1,377.81,474.154.9 |
+16%+4%12.5 ms | 1,184.71,536.942.4 |
Surfshark |
| KyivUkraine | 1,383.11,523.446.5 |
+16%+3%0.2 ms | 1,190.51,568.746.3 |
Surfshark |
| BratislavaSlovakia | 1,374.51,275.338.6 |
+16%+17%1.7 ms | 1,183.51,489.536.9 |
Surfshark |
| MumbaiIndia | 1,154.5734.1119.7 |
+16%+63%102.0 ms | 996.1450.5221.7 |
Surfshark |
| AlgiersAlgeria | 1,380.71,319.345.6 |
+16%+18%2.3 ms | 1,193.61,560.943.3 |
Surfshark |
| DallasUnited States | 1,288.2710.8122.2 |
+16%+1%1.4 ms | 1,114.8718.3120.8 |
Surfshark |
| Tel AvivIsrael | 1,026.8870.965.1 |
+16%+7039%0.1 ms | 1,186.112.265.0 |
NordVPN |
| WarsawPoland | 1,382.11,535.533.7 |
+15%+3%4.3 ms | 1,198.81,582.729.4 |
Surfshark |
| UlaanbaatarMongolia | 946.4475.0239.1 |
+15%+1%5.4 ms | 1,089.3481.7244.5 |
NordVPN |
| VaduzLiechtenstein | 1,373.81,410.9125.3 |
+15%+31%99.5 ms | 1,194.41,077.125.8 |
Surfshark |
| ChicagoUnited States | 1,259.9889.798.2 |
+15%+1%4.2 ms | 1,097.4881.194.0 |
Surfshark |
| VilniusLithuania | 1,397.61,560.641.5 |
+15%+23%3.0 ms | 1,218.21,269.138.5 |
Surfshark |
| Kansas CityUnited States | 1,133.7680.0106.0 |
+15%+26%3.9 ms | 1,300.1855.2102.1 |
NordVPN |
| ReykjavikIceland | 1,384.01,399.098.6 |
+14%+2%5.1 ms | 1,209.01,375.6103.7 |
Surfshark |
| StockholmSweden | 1,411.91,546.339.2 |
+14%+42%2.1 ms | 1,233.61,090.737.1 |
Surfshark |
| BordeauxFrance | 1,384.51,276.035.3 |
+14%+24%4.4 ms | 1,211.91,580.630.9 |
Surfshark |
| FrankfurtGermany | 1,412.31,566.621.4 |
+14%+1%0.2 ms | 1,237.91,586.821.2 |
Surfshark |
| PodgoricaMontenegro | 1,400.31,389.650.4 |
+14%+8%5.9 ms | 1,227.61,496.556.3 |
Surfshark |
| BrisbaneAustralia | 622.9297.8287.1 |
+14%+10%10.5 ms | 710.4326.7276.6 |
NordVPN |
| TiranaAlbania | 1,370.51,492.650.4 |
+14%+3%3.3 ms | 1,202.71,448.247.1 |
Surfshark |
| Andorra la VellaAndorra | 1,426.31,558.530.6 |
+14%+2%1.4 ms | 1,251.71,583.329.2 |
Surfshark |
| ChisinauMoldova | 1,364.41,391.857.7 |
+14%+12%1.7 ms | 1,201.71,560.056.0 |
Surfshark |
| Salt Lake CityUnited States | 1,258.8694.5128.2 |
+13%+5%5.6 ms | 1,109.6728.0122.6 |
Surfshark |
| OsloNorway | 1,413.51,602.636.0 |
+13%+18%0.5 ms | 1,246.11,360.736.5 |
Surfshark |
| SofiaBulgaria | 1,349.41,478.351.4 |
+13%+31%0.3 ms | 1,190.91,129.851.7 |
Surfshark |
| NashvilleUnited States | 1,364.4836.7118.2 |
+13%+0%2.5 ms | 1,208.2838.0115.7 |
Surfshark |
| CopenhagenDenmark | 1,457.91,015.528.5 |
+13%+4%1.0 ms | 1,295.4976.227.5 |
Surfshark |
| TorontoCanada | 1,303.9976.590.1 |
+12%+0%0.9 ms | 1,159.8980.389.2 |
Surfshark |
| RomeItaly | 1,416.01,569.347.7 |
+12%+1%9.7 ms | 1,260.41,588.438.0 |
Surfshark |
| Las VegasUnited States | 1,223.0625.3151.4 |
+12%+2%1.3 ms | 1,091.5614.9150.1 |
Surfshark |
| BostonUnited States | 1,202.31,036.987.3 |
+12%+0%3.9 ms | 1,073.41,041.183.4 |
Surfshark |
| AucklandNew Zealand | 704.1331.5274.0 |
+12%+1%2.9 ms | 786.5334.3271.1 |
NordVPN |
| DetroitUnited States | 1,360.8904.0102.3 |
+12%+2%2.6 ms | 1,219.8925.699.7 |
Surfshark |
| KathmanduNepal | 912.2423.4294.9 |
+11%+17%55.3 ms | 1,016.7493.7239.6 |
NordVPN |
| BelmopanBelize | 1,355.5801.7126.1 |
+11%+2%0.8 ms | 1,216.3785.2126.9 |
Surfshark |
| Los AngelesUnited States | 1,193.1560.2148.1 |
+11%+7%1.2 ms | 1,072.4601.1146.9 |
Surfshark |
| AtlantaUnited States | 1,327.5897.995.8 |
+11%+1%0.0 ms | 1,193.9907.095.8 |
Surfshark |
| EdinburghUnited Kingdom | 1,359.81,242.230.8 |
+11%+9%0.1 ms | 1,223.81,144.030.9 |
Surfshark |
| OmahaUnited States | 1,353.8831.2106.0 |
+10%+1%0.3 ms | 1,225.5826.8105.7 |
Surfshark |
| BarcelonaSpain | 1,089.61,159.935.5 |
+10%+9%1.4 ms | 988.31,063.434.1 |
Surfshark |
| San FranciscoUnited States | 1,211.9616.4144.8 |
+10%+3%0.4 ms | 1,105.9599.7144.4 |
Surfshark |
| AdelaideAustralia | 676.7279.8318.2 |
+9%+0%0.6 ms | 738.4280.4318.8 |
NordVPN |
| MarseilleFrance | 1,362.81,159.972.9 |
+9%+36%49.9 ms | 1,249.91,578.223.0 |
Surfshark |
| AshburnUnited States | 1,155.2971.584.0 |
+9%+4%0.9 ms | 1,059.91,011.383.1 |
Surfshark |
| Sao PauloBrazil | 983.4460.9191.3 |
+9%+2%6.7 ms | 903.0471.8184.6 |
Surfshark |
| MadridSpain | 1,403.21,589.429.5 |
+9%+0%3.0 ms | 1,289.41,587.732.5 |
Surfshark |
| DublinIreland | 1,365.21,518.517.6 |
+9%+0%0.9 ms | 1,257.41,525.116.7 |
Surfshark |
| SingaporeSingapore | 998.5514.0176.7 |
+8%+12%28.1 ms | 920.8459.1204.8 |
Surfshark |
| PragueCzech Republic | 1,340.51,412.736.1 |
+8%+1%11.3 ms | 1,238.31,394.224.8 |
Surfshark |
| NicosiaCyprus | 1,258.51,331.678.9 |
+8%+59%12.2 ms | 1,166.0835.066.7 |
Surfshark |
| New YorkUnited States | 1,159.81,079.277.8 |
+8%+4%1.1 ms | 1,076.91,124.876.7 |
Surfshark |
| CaracasVenezuela | 1,093.9580.5192.8 |
+7%+38%55.5 ms | 1,175.8803.8137.3 |
NordVPN |
| Buenos AiresArgentina | 863.6444.9216.9 |
+7%+5%3.7 ms | 922.7424.5213.2 |
NordVPN |
| DenverUnited States | 1,246.1673.6122.5 |
+7%+12%0.4 ms | 1,167.7751.2122.1 |
Surfshark |
| BucharestRomania | 1,300.51,333.258.8 |
+7%+11%10.9 ms | 1,219.51,483.347.9 |
Surfshark |
| MontevideoUruguay | 943.8486.2208.8 |
+6%+2%2.3 ms | 886.8478.0211.1 |
Surfshark |
| CharlotteUnited States | 1,335.0535.6175.7 |
+6%+67%72.7 ms | 1,259.2893.1103.0 |
Surfshark |
| AthensGreece | 1,186.51,219.960.6 |
+6%+44%2.0 ms | 1,120.8849.558.6 |
Surfshark |
| AmsterdamNetherlands | 1,332.41,121.615.7 |
+6%+2%2.1 ms | 1,262.51,103.713.6 |
Surfshark |
| NassauBahamas | 1,223.2807.2108.9 |
+5%+3%4.2 ms | 1,159.9780.7113.1 |
Surfshark |
| AsuncionParaguay | 895.3476.8204.8 |
+5%+3%25.0 ms | 850.4461.5229.8 |
Surfshark |
| DouglasIsle of Man | 1,461.81,271.782.6 |
+5%+24%68.1 ms | 1,537.41,582.914.5 |
NordVPN |
| GlasgowUnited Kingdom | 1,241.21,027.034.1 |
+5%+32%0.1 ms | 1,182.51,351.234.0 |
Surfshark |
| LimaPeru | 1,081.9556.5161.8 |
+4%+4%3.9 ms | 1,035.6576.2157.9 |
Surfshark |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 1,454.81,485.914.5 |
+4%+9%7.6 ms | 1,517.21,625.96.9 |
NordVPN |
| AccraGhana | 928.2738.3125.4 |
+4%+9%11.5 ms | 964.2805.6136.9 |
NordVPN |
| ColomboSri Lanka | 968.7538.4196.6 |
+3%+2%2.7 ms | 936.1550.4193.9 |
Surfshark |
| Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam | 777.4306.6253.3 |
+3%+52%44.5 ms | 752.8466.3208.8 |
Surfshark |
| ParisFrance | 1,367.51,383.819.7 |
+3%+15%4.3 ms | 1,328.21,598.115.4 |
Surfshark |
| MiamiUnited States | 1,186.5805.2108.0 |
+3%+1%1.1 ms | 1,154.3809.3109.1 |
Surfshark |
| SantiagoChile | 846.3483.0186.8 |
+3%+0%0.1 ms | 867.7482.8186.7 |
NordVPN |
| TbilisiGeorgia | 959.6847.573.2 |
+2%+8%0.1 ms | 936.4781.673.3 |
Surfshark |
| San JoseCosta Rica | 1,200.4582.8247.6 |
+2%+35%98.7 ms | 1,176.7784.1148.9 |
Surfshark |
| Panama CityPanama | 1,195.3591.9174.4 |
+2%+31%29.8 ms | 1,219.3776.2144.6 |
NordVPN |
| San JuanPuerto Rico | 1,191.2593.3208.1 |
+2%+33%76.0 ms | 1,168.8789.4132.1 |
Surfshark |
| MontrealCanada | 1,070.8854.485.6 |
+2%+2%1.3 ms | 1,051.7834.886.9 |
Surfshark |
| VancouverCanada | 1,083.6664.7135.8 |
+1%+1%1.3 ms | 1,095.7668.8134.5 |
NordVPN |
| JohannesburgSouth Africa | 896.3410.0185.0 |
+1%+12%0.1 ms | 886.5457.6185.1 |
Surfshark |
| ManchesterUnited Kingdom | 1,346.41,120.523.2 |
+1%+41%10.5 ms | 1,334.01,575.712.7 |
Surfshark |
| SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina | 1,158.51,136.645.2 |
+1%+19%12.7 ms | 1,168.21,351.757.9 |
NordVPN |
| BogotaColombia | 1,072.7582.7157.0 |
+0%+4%8.8 ms | 1,069.5604.8148.2 |
Surfshark |
| HoustonUnited States | 1,203.5795.0116.0 |
+0%+1%5.4 ms | 1,202.2801.8110.6 |
Surfshark |
| AntwerpBelgium | 1,384.31,574.417.9 |
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| SucreBolivia | 849.1476.1214.9 |
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| New DelhiIndia | 1,035.1584.2161.8 |
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| OralKazakhstan | 520.2569.498.2 |
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| SteinfortLuxembourg | 1,243.91,353.061.9 |
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| MacauMacau | 666.3247.1237.7 |
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| QueretaroMexico | 1,234.6651.6144.0 |
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| GdanskPoland | 1,064.0692.137.5 |
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| PortoPortugal | 1,399.21,042.439.2 |
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| RiyadhSaudi Arabia | 1,443.81,337.687.6 |
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| ValenciaSpain | 1,341.71,066.142.0 |
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| IstanbulTurkey | 1,240.81,029.754.1 |
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| BendUnited States | 1,260.5638.7139.4 |
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| LathamUnited States | 1,062.41,113.880.3 |
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Surfshark |
| San JoseUnited States | 1,225.7600.3143.7 |
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As of 8 November 2026, across 127 directly-compared locations tested identically on WireGuard, Surfshark recorded the faster average download in 92 and NordVPN in 35 — using the last 30 days of independent speed tests measured by vpnspeeddata. Left out: 1 NordVPN location with fewer than 5 successful tests in the last 30 days.
Both providers are tested identically: WireGuard (NordLynx on Nord's side), the recommended server in each city, the same Ookla test, at the same cadence. That makes every row above a like-for-like comparison — unlike one-off screenshots taken under different conditions.
These are datacentre ceiling speeds, not a home-broadband guarantee. Their value is the like-for-like comparison.