Which is faster, Surfshark or NordVPN in Australia?

Both are measured identically on the WireGuard protocol, continuously. Across 5 locations where both VPNs were tested in the same city, Surfshark posted the faster average download in 0 and NordVPN in 5 in Australia over the last 30 days of independent tests. Use the live per-location table to see which wins in the regions you actually connect to. These are datacentre-measured ceiling speeds, not a home-broadband guarantee.

How do you compare Surfshark and NordVPN speeds?

We run automated speed tests against both VPNs over WireGuard (NordLynx on NordVPN), connecting to the recommended server in each city and measuring download, upload, ping and jitter with the Ookla Speedtest CLI. Because both providers are tested the same way at the same cadence, the numbers are directly comparable — unlike one-off screenshots taken under different conditions.

Are Surfshark and NordVPN fast enough for 4K streaming?

4K streaming needs roughly 25 Mbps. Both Surfshark and NordVPN average well above that on WireGuard in our continuous tests, so either handles Netflix, Disney+ and BBC iPlayer in 4K from a nearby server. The live table shows the 30-day average download for each VPN per location so you can pick the faster one for your region.

Is this Surfshark vs NordVPN comparison up to date?

Yes. The figures update continuously as new automated tests run, current as of 8 November 2026 — using the last 30 days of results. Locations without enough recent results are left out. We do not publish static screenshots.

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SurfsharkvsNordVPNin Australia

Tested the same way, on the same protocol. Last 30 days — 5 directly-compared locations in Australia. Real measured speeds, not marketing claims.

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5NordVPN

Faster average download across 5 directly-compared locations in Australia.

Average across 5 directly-compared locations

Download

671.4 Mbps

835.0 Mbps

Upload

300.6 Mbps

333.9 Mbps

Ping

296.0 ms

273.7 ms

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By location

5 locations, sorted by biggest gap

Location	Surfshark	Gap	NordVPN	Best here
PerthAustralia	697.4289.3311.2	+48%+47%100.0 ms	1,029.7425.9211.2	NordVPN
SydneyAustralia	678.7324.0274.0	+27%+4%10.4 ms	861.1336.0263.6	NordVPN
MelbourneAustralia	681.5311.9289.4	+23%+4%9.1 ms	835.3300.7298.5	NordVPN
BrisbaneAustralia	622.9297.8287.1	+14%+10%10.5 ms	710.4326.7276.6	NordVPN
AdelaideAustralia	676.7279.8318.2	+9%+0%0.6 ms	738.4280.4318.8	NordVPN

Download in Mbps. “—” means no data yet for that provider in this location. NordVPN serves the lowest-load server per city, so its exact server varies between tests.

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Which is faster in Australia? It depends where you connect.

As of 8 November 2026, across 5 directly-compared locations tested identically on WireGuard, Surfshark recorded the faster average download in 0 and NordVPN in 5 for Australia — using the last 30 days of independent speed tests measured by vpnspeeddata.

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.

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