Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

Costa Rica
6.98 million
in 2024
Nicaragua
7.33 million
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
113th
Nicaragua rank
110th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 7.33 million against 6.98 million in Costa Rica, a difference of 350,480.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 113th and Nicaragua ranks 110th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0 β€”
1970s 0 0 0 β€”
1980s 0 0 0 β€”
1990s 39,114 8,211 30,904 Costa Rica
2000s 1.06 million 1.36 million 296,927 Nicaragua
2010s 6.72 million 6.49 million 228,536 Costa Rica
2020s 7.01 million 6.75 million 252,838 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 Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 7.33 million against 6.98 million in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
350,480, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 113th and Nicaragua ranks 110th 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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Indicator
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 β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.