Internal gear hubs have a wide range of gear ratios see the range options..

http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/internal.html

i like my Rohloff hub , 14 ratios 13% apart, but they are German precision engineering , and made there . (so not cheap)

Shimano has a couple [Nexus/Alfine] 8 speeds , and an 11 speed waiting in the wings..