US is 23rd worldwide for internet speed, UK 31st, according to user speed tests
fairinternetreport.com
fairinternetreport.com
In Hong Kong, for instance, it was tough to find reliable Internet, let alone at those speeds.
In the US, there is reliable Internet pretty much everywhere and I definitely felt the difference when I came back home.
I feel like these lists are created to shit on the US and to point out that it's 'not that great' than anything else.