China (People’s Republic of) vs Costa Rica: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

China (People’s Republic of)
0.1182 units per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.119 units per person
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of) rank
94th
Costa Rica rank
91st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.119 units per person against 0.1182 units per person in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.0008 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 94th and Costa Rica ranks 91st of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 0.002 units per person 0.0482 units per person 0.0462 units per person Costa Rica
1980s 0.0031 units per person 0.0773 units per person 0.0742 units per person Costa Rica
1990s 0.0354 units per person 0.1387 units per person 0.1033 units per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.2188 units per person 0.2937 units per person 0.0749 units per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.1743 units per person 0.1859 units per person 0.0117 units per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.1259 units per person 0.11 units per person 0.0158 units per person China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, China (People’s Republic of) or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.119 units per person against 0.1182 units per person in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between China (People’s Republic of) and Costa Rica?
0.0008 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Costa Rica?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Costa Rica rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 94th and Costa Rica ranks 91st of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.