China, People's Republic of vs Costa Rica: Fixed telephone subscriptions

China, People's Republic of
11.73 per 100 people
in 2024
Costa Rica
11.9 per 100 people
in 2024
China, People's Republic of rank
93rd
Costa Rica rank
90th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • China, People's Republic of
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 11.9 per 100 people against 11.73 per 100 people in China, People's Republic of, 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, People's Republic of ranks 93rd and Costa Rica ranks 90th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China, People's Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, People's Republic of 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, People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, China, People's Republic of or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 11.9 per 100 people against 11.73 per 100 people in China, People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between China, People's Republic of and Costa Rica?
0.17 per 100 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and Costa Rica?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do China, People's Republic of and Costa Rica rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
China, People's Republic of ranks 93rd and Costa Rica ranks 90th of 213 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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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.