Colombia vs Costa Rica: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Colombia
11.94 per 100 people
in 2024
Costa Rica
11.9 per 100 people
in 2024
Colombia rank
89th
Costa Rica rank
90th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 11.94 per 100 people against 11.9 per 100 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.04 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 90th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.91 per 100 people | 1 per 100 people | 0.9128 per 100 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3.3 per 100 people | 3.47 per 100 people | 0.1683 per 100 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5.45 per 100 people | 7.64 per 100 people | 2.2 per 100 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 11.5 per 100 people | 13.87 per 100 people | 2.37 per 100 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 18.36 per 100 people | 29.37 per 100 people | 11.01 per 100 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 15.11 per 100 people | 18.59 per 100 people | 3.49 per 100 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 13.91 per 100 people | 11 per 100 people | 2.9 per 100 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 11.94 per 100 people against 11.9 per 100 people in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.04 per 100 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Colombia ranks 89th 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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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.