Costa Rica vs Lithuania: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Costa Rica
136.03 per 100 people
in 2024
Lithuania
138.73 per 100 people
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
46th
Lithuania rank
44th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lithuania
050100150200198020022024

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 138.73 per 100 people against 136.03 per 100 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.7 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lithuania ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 46th and Lithuania ranks 44th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lithuania Difference Ahead
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 1.03 per 100 people 2.28 per 100 people 1.25 per 100 people Lithuania
2000s 24.62 per 100 people 98.52 per 100 people 73.9 per 100 people Lithuania
2010s 139.55 per 100 people 149.95 per 100 people 10.4 per 100 people Lithuania
2020s 137.87 per 100 people 135.29 per 100 people 2.58 per 100 people Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Costa Rica or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 138.73 per 100 people against 136.03 per 100 people in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Costa Rica and Lithuania?
2.7 per 100 people, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lithuania?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Lithuania rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Lithuania ranks 44th 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 Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 8,985 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.