What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?

0.03 per 100 people, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

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.

Costa Rica vs Kazakhstan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Costa Rica

11.9 per 100 people

in 2024

Kazakhstan

11.87 per 100 people

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

90th

Kazakhstan rank

91st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Costa Rica
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 11.9 per 100 people against 11.87 per 100 people in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.03 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 90th and Kazakhstan ranks 91st of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Kazakhstan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.77 per 100 people	4.08 per 100 people	0.6969 per 100 people	Costa Rica
1980s	7.64 per 100 people	5.83 per 100 people	1.82 per 100 people	Costa Rica
1990s	13.87 per 100 people	10.51 per 100 people	3.36 per 100 people	Costa Rica
2000s	29.37 per 100 people	16.71 per 100 people	12.66 per 100 people	Costa Rica
2010s	18.59 per 100 people	22.08 per 100 people	3.49 per 100 people	Kazakhstan
2020s	11 per 100 people	14.04 per 100 people	3.03 per 100 people	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Costa Rica or Kazakhstan?: Costa Rica, at 11.9 per 100 people against 11.87 per 100 people in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?: 0.03 per 100 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Kazakhstan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Costa Rica ranks 90th and Kazakhstan ranks 91st 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: 06 August 2026

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.