What is PLS by country
PLS by country shows how fast your website feels to load across different countries, based on Perceived Load Speed (PLS) — a real-user metric developed by Uxify. It helps you understand which regions experience a smoother experience and which ones may face visual loading delays.
This lens reveals whether users in different geographic locations perceive the page as fast or slow, regardless of their device or connection type. Since PLS measures when all visible elements on the screen feel fully loaded, it's especially useful for spotting regional differences in perceived speed.
Healthy PLS by country sample
Should you worry
A healthy PLS by country view shows most of your high-traffic countries in the green zone. That means users across regions are having a fast, visually complete experience. Some variation is normal due to local infrastructure and hardware differences.
If major traffic sources — like your top three countries — show yellow or red zones, you may have region-specific issues. These could be due to server distance, unoptimized images for certain locales, or third-party services that load differently around the world.
Unhealthy PLS by country sample
An unhealthy PLS by country lens often shows slower perceived speed in specific countries with otherwise high engagement. For example, visitors in a high-traffic region may consistently perceive your page as slow to load, even though the content is technically served.
This suggests a real UX gap — where infrastructure, localization, or delivery networks aren’t keeping pace with user expectations.
Resolving unhealthy PLS by country
Go-to action plan to resolve an unhealthy PLS by country:
Ask Uxi to analyze your PLS by country and suggest improvements.
Use Filters to isolate the underperforming countries, then inspect related lenses like device type, server distance, or connection type to find the root cause.
Simulate LCP of the suspected lens to see if fixing it will resolve the PLS by country. If yes, this is where the resolution focus should be.
Use an automated optimization tool like Navigation AI to improve your PLS by country.
Once you’ve improved PLS, set an alert to be the first to know if it starts worsening again.
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