Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Fixed broadband subscriptions

Costa Rica
1.19 million
in 2024
Uruguay
1.12 million
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Uruguay rank
76th

Fixed broadband subscriptions over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.19 million against 1.12 million in Uruguay, a difference of 75,580.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Uruguay ranks 76th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed broadband subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 5,314 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.