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

Yemen, at 727,821 against 610,457 in Costa Rica as of 2022.

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

42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.

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 Yemen: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Costa Rica

610,457

in 2024

Yemen

727,821

in 2022

Costa Rica rank

78th

Yemen rank

76th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Costa Rica
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 727,821 against 610,457 in Costa Rica, a difference of 117,364.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 78th and Yemen ranks 76th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1980s	210,747	59,100	151,648	Costa Rica
1990s	494,147	187,833	306,314	Costa Rica
2000s	1.25 million	765,274	482,338	Costa Rica
2010s	898,741	1.14 million	242,917	Yemen
2020s	518,201	899,075	380,874	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Costa Rica or Yemen?: Yemen, at 727,821 against 610,457 in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Costa Rica and Yemen?: 117,364, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Yemen?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Yemen rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Costa Rica ranks 78th and Yemen ranks 76th of 212 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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About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 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.