Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Costa Rica
11.9 per 100 people
in 2024
Kuwait
11.83 per 100 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
90th
Kuwait rank
92nd
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 11.9 per 100 people against 11.83 per 100 people in Kuwait, a difference of 0.07 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 90th and Kuwait ranks 92nd of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 per 100 people | 1.96 per 100 people | 0.9543 per 100 people | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 3.47 per 100 people | 7.05 per 100 people | 3.59 per 100 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 7.64 per 100 people | 11.97 per 100 people | 4.33 per 100 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 13.87 per 100 people | 22.39 per 100 people | 8.52 per 100 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 29.37 per 100 people | 22.13 per 100 people | 7.24 per 100 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 18.59 per 100 people | 14.13 per 100 people | 4.47 per 100 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11.06 per 100 people | 12.52 per 100 people | 1.47 per 100 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Costa Rica, at 11.9 per 100 people against 11.83 per 100 people in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 0.07 per 100 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Costa Rica ranks 90th and Kuwait ranks 92nd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.