Costa Rica vs Pacific island small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Costa Rica
1.36 units per person
in 2024
Pacific island small states
0.755 units per person
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
46th
Pacific island small states rank
44th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Pacific island small states
00.511.52196019922024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.36 units per person against 0.755 units per person in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.605 units per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.8 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 46th and Pacific island small states ranks 44th 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 Pacific island small states 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 0.003 units per person 0.0074 units per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.2462 units per person 0.1697 units per person 0.0765 units per person Costa Rica
2010s 1.4 units per person 0.7069 units per person 0.6886 units per person Costa Rica
2020s 1.42 units per person 0.7586 units per person 0.6577 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 Pacific island small states?
Costa Rica, at 1.36 units per person against 0.755 units per person in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Costa Rica and Pacific island small states?
0.605 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Pacific island small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Pacific island small states rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Pacific island small states ranks 44th 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.