Costa Rica vs Palestine: Number of people using the Internet

Costa Rica
4.47 million people
in 2024
Palestine
4.48 million people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
110th
Palestine rank
109th

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Palestine
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199020072024

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 4.48 million people against 4.47 million people in Costa Rica, a difference of 3,760 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palestine ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 110th and Palestine ranks 109th of 208 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 0 people 0 people 0 people —
2000s 938,492 people 441,810 people 496,682 people Costa Rica
2010s 2.77 million people 2.30 million people 469,935 people Costa Rica
2020s 4.20 million people 4.20 million people 1,910 people Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Costa Rica or Palestine?
Palestine, at 4.48 million people against 4.47 million people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Costa Rica and Palestine?
3,760 people, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palestine?
24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Palestine rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Costa Rica ranks 110th and Palestine ranks 109th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people using the Internet
Unit
people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
208 places, 6,217 data points, 1990–2025
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