Costa Rica vs Poland: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Costa Rica
136.03 per 100 people
in 2024
Poland
138.02 per 100 people
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
46th
Poland rank
45th
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Costa Rica
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 138.02 per 100 people against 136.03 per 100 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.99 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Poland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Poland ranks 45th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 1.03 per 100 people | 1.84 per 100 people | 0.8032 per 100 people | Poland |
| 2000s | 24.62 per 100 people | 70.16 per 100 people | 45.54 per 100 people | Poland |
| 2010s | 139.55 per 100 people | 135.94 per 100 people | 3.61 per 100 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 137.87 per 100 people | 134.49 per 100 people | 3.38 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 Poland?
- Poland, at 138.02 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 Poland?
- 1.99 per 100 people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Poland rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th and Poland ranks 45th 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
This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.