Best Countries for Azure Iowa (US) — August 2026

Countries ranked by lowest median latency to the Azure Iowa (US) cloud region, based on all of August 2026's measurements across 1000+ cities worldwide. Published on the 1st of each month for the previous month. Find the countries where Azure Iowa (US) is the fastest cloud region.

Rank	Country	Avg Latency	Median Latency	Loss	Cities	ASN Count	Samples
1	United States	42.7ms	39.9ms	0.1%	113	80	362
2	Mexico	41.8ms	41.5ms	0.0%	3	3	48
3	Canada	43.0ms	46.0ms	0.0%	11	12	178
4	Colombia	94.6ms	83.3ms	0.2%	2	3	35
5	Costa Rica	87.9ms	86.6ms	0.8%	1	6	16
6	Panama	105.0ms	90.3ms	0.0%	1	1	11
7	Ireland	103.5ms	102.0ms	0.0%	4	4	68
8	United Kingdom	112.4ms	112.0ms	0.0%	20	22	167
9	Netherlands	114.0ms	112.0ms	0.1%	45	20	209
10	Ecuador	112.6ms	113.0ms	0.0%	1	1	7
11	Switzerland	120.7ms	118.0ms	0.0%	7	11	46
12	France	118.2ms	118.0ms	0.0%	19	13	120
13	Belgium	118.5ms	119.0ms	0.0%	5	3	37
14	Luxembourg	121.2ms	119.0ms	0.0%	1	3	7
15	Isle of Man	119.5ms	119.5ms	0.0%	1	1	6
16	Portugal	121.5ms	121.0ms	0.0%	7	6	47
17	Andorra	125.2ms	121.5ms	0.0%	1	1	8
18	Germany	130.7ms	126.0ms	0.3%	26	21	141
19	Denmark	124.9ms	126.0ms	0.0%	3	5	22
20	Norway	129.6ms	128.5ms	0.0%	4	5	29