Costa Rica vs Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

Costa Rica
6.98 million
in 2024
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
6.35 million
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
113th
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank
116th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 6.98 million against 6.35 million in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, a difference of 624,500.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 113th and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 116th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 39,114 0 39,114 Costa Rica
2000s 1.06 million 6,926 1.06 million Costa Rica
2010s 6.72 million 2.73 million 3.99 million Costa Rica
2020s 7.08 million 6.12 million 960,313 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, Costa Rica or Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
Costa Rica, at 6.98 million against 6.35 million in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
624,500, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 113th and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 116th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,119 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.