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Costa Rica: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 87.2% (2024), 75th of 188 in the world and 9th of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 136.0 (2024), 47th of 210 in the world and 10th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 23.3 (2024), 82nd of 208 in the world and 15th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Digital & energy access: Costa Rica in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 87.2%2024 | 75/188 | 9/34 | 5.8% | 36.5% | 80.5% | +34.2 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 136.02024 | 47/210 | 10/40 | 5.4 | 68.7 | 142.5 | −7.6%since 2014 | 116.8 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 23.32024 | 82/208 | 15/39 | 0.22002 | 8.7 | 19.7 | +115%since 2014 | 20.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 11.92024 | 90/213 | 24/40 | 22.8 | 23.3 | 11.1 | −36%since 2014 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 2,0002024 | 91/215 | 16/42 | · | 104 | 1,335 | +552%since 2014 | 3,702 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 99.8%2024 | 127/215 | 22/42 | 96.9% | 99.0% | 99.9% | +0.4 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 99.4%2024 | 129/211 | 22/41 | 92.8% | 97.1% | 99.7% | +1.1 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 99.9%2024 | 138/213 | 29/41 | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | +0.2 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 97.0%2024 | 71/192 | 10/33 | 89.0% | 92.0% | 96.0% | +3.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 99.5% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 2,382 kWh2025 | 82/149 | 10/24 | 1,516 kWh | 1,897 kWh | 2,022 kWh | +20%since 2015 | 2,828 kWh | 8,989 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 1,121 kgoe2024 | 88/150 | 10/24 | 730 kgoe | 999 kgoe | 949 kgoe | +5.3%since 2014 | 1,343 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 9.5%2025 | 80/149 | 17/24 | 6.8% | 10.1% | 8.9% | −1.3 ppsince 2015 | 13.6% | 5.4% | 6.9% |
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+34.2 pp87.2% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+115%23.3 in 2024
- Secure servers+552%2,000 in 2024
- Electricity access+0.4 pp99.8% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Costa Rica and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Costa Rica. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Panama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 87.2%2024 | 61.4%2024 | 72.8%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 136.02024 | 106.02024 | 156.62023 |
| Fixed broadband | 23.32024 | 5.82024 | 18.12023 |
| Fixed telephone | 11.92024 | 3.52024 | 17.42023 |
| Secure servers | 2,0002024 | 942024 | 2,2342024 |
| Electricity access | 99.8%2024 | 88.7%2024 | 96.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 99.4%2024 | 72.2%2024 | 92.1%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 99.9%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 98.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 97.0%2024 | 63.0%2024 | 94.0%2024 |