Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Costa Rica or Denmark?

Denmark, at 697,867 against 610,457 in Costa Rica as of 2024.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Denmark: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Costa Rica

610,457

in 2024

Denmark

697,867

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

78th

Denmark rank

77th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Costa Rica
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 697,867 against 610,457 in Costa Rica, a difference of 87,410.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 78th and Denmark ranks 77th of 214 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1960s	15,000	932,428	917,428	Denmark
1970s	73,470	1.60 million	1.52 million	Denmark
1980s	210,747	2.53 million	2.32 million	Denmark
1990s	494,147	3.20 million	2.70 million	Denmark
2000s	1.25 million	3.35 million	2.11 million	Denmark
2010s	885,650	1.75 million	864,437	Denmark
2020s	559,440	729,379	169,938	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Costa Rica or Denmark?: Denmark, at 697,867 against 610,457 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Costa Rica and Denmark?: 87,410, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Costa Rica ranks 78th and Denmark ranks 77th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,489 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.