Fixed broadband subscriptions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 1.19 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.19 million for fixed broadband subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 131.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Costa Rica peaked at 1.19 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,989, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70,954 | 8,989 | 182,654 | 8 |
| 2010s | 594,716 | 396,262 | 904,734 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million | 992,725 | 1.19 million | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Costa Rica
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.9 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 610,457 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 136.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.97 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 15,698 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 7.18 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 113 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 22,236 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 87.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Costa Rica?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Costa Rica was 1.19 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,989 in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.