China vs Costa Rica: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
China
11.73 per 100 people
in 2024
Costa Rica
11.9 per 100 people
in 2024
China rank
93rd
Costa Rica rank
90th
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 11.9 per 100 people against 11.73 per 100 people in China, a difference of 0.17 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.
China ranks 93rd and Costa Rica ranks 90th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1961 per 100 people | 4.77 per 100 people | 4.58 per 100 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.3081 per 100 people | 7.64 per 100 people | 7.34 per 100 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.51 per 100 people | 13.87 per 100 people | 10.36 per 100 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 21.75 per 100 people | 29.37 per 100 people | 7.62 per 100 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 17.23 per 100 people | 18.59 per 100 people | 1.36 per 100 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 12.47 per 100 people | 11 per 100 people | 1.47 per 100 people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, China or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 11.9 per 100 people against 11.73 per 100 people in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between China and Costa Rica?
- 0.17 per 100 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- China ranks 93rd and Costa Rica ranks 90th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.