Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population rose 15.4% to 14.8% in Costa Rica in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 14.8% in 2017 and an all time low of 0% in 2000.
Costa Rica has been ranked 64th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Broadband Internet Penetration Based on Connections (As % of Population) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Belize | % | ... | ... | ... | 3.07% | 3.09% | 3.00% | 2.94% | 5.05% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | ... | ... | ... | 7.12% | 8.28% | 9.44% | 10.4% | 11.3% | |||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | ... | ... | ... | 8.87% | 9.36% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 11.3% | |||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | ... | ... | ... | 3.30% | 3.86% | 4.51% | 5.04% | 5.55% | |||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.86% | 2.29% | 2.75% | 2.86% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.738% | 0.774% | 0.856% | 1.93% | 2.37% | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | 9.70% | 10.9% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 11.9% | |||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.44% | 1.70% | 2.18% | 1.82% | 1.88% | |||||||||||||
| Panama | % | ... | ... | ... | 7.57% | 7.77% | 7.99% | 7.95% | 8.00% | |||||||||||||
| USA | % | ... | ... | ... | 28.1% | 29.2% | 30.1% | 30.5% | 31.7% |
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