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.

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 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

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 214 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 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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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: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 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.