Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Costa Rica

Fixed telephone lines in Costa Rica in 2024 — 11.9 per 100. Ranked 61 in the world out of 146. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,502.1%.

2024 11.9 per 100 −3.89% vs 2023
World rank 61of 146
Period maximum 33.33 per 1002009
Period minimum 0.74 per 1001960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Costa Rica, 1960–202401020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.74 per 1001962: 0.75 per 1001964: 0.75 per 1001966: 1.26 per 1001968: 1.26 per 1001970: 2.16 per 1001972: 2.17 per 1001974: 2.17 per 1001976: 4.19 per 1001978: 5.38 per 1001980: 6.52 per 1001982: 7.39 per 1001984: 7.51 per 1001986: 7.54 per 1001988: 8.55 per 1001990: 9.02 per 1001992: 9.95 per 1001994: 12.5 per 1001996: 14.5 per 1001998: 19.6 per 1002000: 22.82 per 1002002: 25.47 per 1002004: 31.98 per 1002006: 30.77 per 1002008: 32.38 per 1002010: 23.27 per 1002012: 21.34 per 1002014: 18.49 per 1002016: 17.23 per 1002018: 15.49 per 1002020: 11.12 per 1002022: 9.67 per 1002024: 11.9 per 100
Change over the period: +11.16 (+1,502.09%) Average annual rate: 4.43 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 11.9 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Central America computed 18.88 per 100
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.94 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 11.9 −0.48 −3.89%
2023 12.38 +2.71 +28.08%
2022 9.67 −0.28 −2.84%
2021 9.95 −1.17 −10.53%
2020 11.12 −1.69 −13.16%
2019 12.81 −2.68 −17.31%
2018 15.49 −1.07 −6.48%
2017 16.56 −0.66 −3.86%
2016 17.23 −0.61 −3.44%
2015 17.84 −0.65 −3.49%
2014 18.49 −2.05 −9.98%
2013 20.53 −0.8 −3.75%
2012 21.34 −1.05 −4.67%
2011 22.38 −0.89 −3.84%
2010 23.27 −10.05 −30.16%
2009 33.33 +0.95 +2.92%
2008 32.38 −0.42 −1.28%
2007 32.8 +2.03 +6.61%
2006 30.77 −1.82 −5.58%
2005 32.58 +0.6 +1.89%
2004 31.98 +3.97 +14.18%
2003 28.01 +2.54 +9.98%
2002 25.47 +1.9 +8.05%
2001 23.57 +0.75 +3.27%
2000 22.82 +2.02 +9.73%
1999 20.8 +1.2 +6.12%
1998 19.6 +1.1 +5.95%
1997 18.5 +4 +27.59%
1996 14.5 +1 +7.41%
1995 13.5 +1 +8%
1994 12.5 +1.7 +15.74%
1993 10.8 +0.85 +8.54%
1992 9.95 +0.43 +4.52%
1991 9.52 +0.5 +5.54%
1990 9.02 +0.19 +2.11%
1989 8.83 +0.29 +3.36%
1988 8.55 +0.33 +3.95%
1987 8.22 +0.68 +9.05%
1986 7.54 −0.04 −0.47%
1985 7.57 +0.07 +0.87%
1984 7.51 +0.08 +1.06%
1983 7.43 +0.04 +0.51%
1982 7.39 +0.52 +7.52%
1981 6.88 +0.36 +5.46%
1980 6.52 +0.83 +14.64%
1979 5.69 +0.3 +5.62%
1978 5.38 +0.61 +12.84%
1977 4.77 +0.58 +13.91%
1976 4.19 +0.35 +9.22%
1975 3.84 +1.67 +77.14%
1974 2.17 +0 +0%
1973 2.17 +0 +0%
1972 2.17 +0 +0%
1971 2.17 +0.01 +0.45%
1970 2.16 +0.9 +71.67%
1969 1.26 +0 +0%
1968 1.26 +0 +0%
1967 1.26 +0 +0%
1966 1.26 +0.01 +0.62%
1965 1.25 +0.5 +66.06%
1964 0.75 +0 +0%
1963 0.75 +0 +0%
1962 0.75 +0 +0%
1961 0.75 +0.01 +1.17%
1960 0.74

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of active fixed telephone lines per 100 people. One of the few telecom indicators that is steadily falling the world over: mobile service and IP telephony are pushing landlines out. The trend of the series is a plain illustration of technological substitution.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.