Costa Rica vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Costa Rica
1.36 units per person
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.616 units per person
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
46th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
46th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.36 units per person against 0.616 units per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.744 units per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 46th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 46th 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1980s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1990s 0.0104 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0099 units per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.2462 units per person 0.0983 units per person 0.1478 units per person Costa Rica
2010s 1.4 units per person 0.568 units per person 0.8275 units per person Costa Rica
2020s 1.4 units per person 0.6851 units per person 0.7142 units per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Costa Rica or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Costa Rica, at 1.36 units per person against 0.616 units per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Costa Rica and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
0.744 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 46th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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