The analysis summarizes changes in Costa Rica's fixed-line and mobile subscription levels across annual and longer periods.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Costa Rica totaled 6,977,935 in 2024, equivalent to 136.0 subscriptions per 100 people. Fixed telephone subscriptions totaled 610,457, or 11.9 per 100 people. The mobile-to-fixed subscription ratio was 11.4. Over five years, mobile penetration changed by -5.9 subscriptions per 100 people, while fixed telephone penetration changed by -7.1.
In the common comparison year 2024, Costa Rica ranked 47th of 214 economies by mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people.
Costa Rica Fixed and Mobile Telecommunications by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Fixed telephone subscriptions (IT.MLT.MAIN); Fixed telephone subscriptions, per 100 people (IT.MLT.MAIN.P2); Mobile cellular subscriptions (IT.CEL.SETS); Mobile cellular subscriptions, per 100 people (IT.CEL.SETS.P2); Population, total (population); Individuals using the Internet, % of population (IT.NET.USER.ZS); Fixed broadband subscriptions, per 100 people (IT.NET.BBND.P2).
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About the Indicators
Fixed telephone subscriptions. The total number of active fixed (landline) telephone subscriptions.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per 100 people. Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people.
Mobile cellular subscriptions. The total number of active mobile cellular telephone subscriptions.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per 100 people. Subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service, per 100 people; counts active SIM subscriptions, not unique subscribers.
Individuals using the Internet, % of population. The share of a country’s population that used the Internet from any device, including mobile phones, in the last three months.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per 100 people. Subscriptions to high-speed wired Internet access, per 100 people; counts active subscriptions, not unique users or households.