Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6.98 million against 6.78 million in New Zealand, a difference of 194,940.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 113th and New Zealand ranks 114th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 4,130 | 4,130 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 39,114 | 421,860 | 382,746 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.06 million | 3.28 million | 2.22 million | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 6.72 million | 5.47 million | 1.25 million | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.01 million | 6.28 million | 730,122 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 6.98 million against 6.78 million in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 194,940, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th and New Zealand ranks 114th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.