Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Costa Rica
610,457
in 2024
Kuwait
572,621
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
78th
Kuwait rank
81st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 610,457 against 572,621 in Kuwait, a difference of 37,836.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 78th and Kuwait ranks 81st of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 15,000 8,158 6,842 Costa Rica
1970s 73,470 76,100 2,630 Kuwait
1980s 210,747 223,778 13,030 Kuwait
1990s 494,147 379,830 114,317 Costa Rica
2000s 1.25 million 501,372 746,239 Costa Rica
2010s 885,650 520,044 365,607 Costa Rica
2020s 546,686 576,646 29,960 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
Costa Rica, at 610,457 against 572,621 in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
37,836, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 78th and Kuwait ranks 81st of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,635 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.