Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Costa Rica, 2013–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 95.0% for share of people in range of 4g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 352.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Costa Rica peaked at 95.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2013.
Costa Rica ranks 117th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.0% | — |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +110.0% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | +228.1% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 95.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.2%, 96% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 95.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.9% | 10.0% | 93.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 91.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More science & technology data for Costa Rica
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 136.03 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.36 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 133.51 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 660.82 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Costa Rica?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Costa Rica was 95.0% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 352.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people in range of 4G mobile network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%).