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 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
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.