Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Costa Rica
11.9 per 100 people
in 2024
Kuwait
11.83 per 100 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
90th
Kuwait rank
92nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 11.9 per 100 people against 11.83 per 100 people in Kuwait, a difference of 0.07 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 90th and Kuwait ranks 92nd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 1 per 100 people 1.96 per 100 people 0.9543 per 100 people Kuwait
1970s 3.47 per 100 people 7.05 per 100 people 3.59 per 100 people Kuwait
1980s 7.64 per 100 people 11.97 per 100 people 4.33 per 100 people Kuwait
1990s 13.87 per 100 people 22.39 per 100 people 8.52 per 100 people Kuwait
2000s 29.37 per 100 people 22.13 per 100 people 7.24 per 100 people Costa Rica
2010s 18.59 per 100 people 14.13 per 100 people 4.47 per 100 people Costa Rica
2020s 11.06 per 100 people 12.52 per 100 people 1.47 per 100 people Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
Costa Rica, at 11.9 per 100 people against 11.83 per 100 people in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
0.07 per 100 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Costa Rica ranks 90th and Kuwait ranks 92nd of 212 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

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.