Costa Rica - Internet Users 1998
2.67%
+1.03% from 1997
Costa Rica's internet users was 2.67% in 1998, increased +1.03% from 1.64% in 1997. This was the 60th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1998▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Iceland | 36.30% | 32.0% |
| 2nd | Sweden | 33.50% | 41.4% |
| 3rd | Bermuda | 32.10% | 32.6% |
| 4th | New Zealand | 31.60% | 116.4% |
| 5th | Australia | 30.80% | 87.8% |
| 6th | United States | 30.10% | 39.4% |
| 7th | Finland | 25.50% | 30.8% |
| 8th | Canada | 24.90% | 64.9% |
| 9th | Switzerland | 24.80% | 64.2% |
| 10th | Denmark | 22.70% | 99.1% |
| 11th | Norway | 22.60% | 10.8% |
| 12th | Netherlands | 22.20% | 57.4% |
| 13th | Singapore | 19.60% | 45.2% |
| 14th | Austria | 15.40% | 61.6% |
| 15th | Greenland | 14.70% | 84.9% |
| 16th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 14.50% | 38.1% |
| 17th | United Kingdom | 13.70% | 85.4% |
| 18th | Japan | 13.40% | 46.3% |
| 19th | Luxembourg | 11.70% | 63.9% |
| 20th | Faroe Islands | 11.30% | 145.7% |
| 21st | Estonia | 10.80% | 89.1% |
| 22nd | Israel | 10.30% | 134.1% |
| 23rd | Slovenia | 10.10% | 33.1% |
| 24th | Germany | 9.88% | 47.2% |
| 25th | Portugal | 9.87% | 99.4% |
| 26th | Virgin Islands (US) | 9.25% | 33.1% |
| 27th | Cyprus | 8.89% | 103.0% |
| 28th | Ireland | 8.10% | 98.0% |
| 29th | Belgium | 7.89% | 59.7% |
| 30th | Macao SAR, China | 7.00% | 196.6% |
| 31st | Uruguay | 6.99% | 108.0% |
| 32nd | United Arab Emirates | 6.91% | 109.4% |
| 33rd | Andorra | 6.89% | 125.9% |
| 34th | Korea | 6.78% | 88.3% |
| 35th | Malaysia | 6.75% | 192.2% |
| 36th | Malta | 6.50% | 65.8% |
| 37th | France | 6.32% | 48.4% |
| 38th | Brunei Darussalam | 6.28% | 30.0% |
| 39th | Italy | 4.56% | 100.0% |
| 40th | Guam | 4.50% | 92.3% |
| 41st | Spain | 4.36% | 55.7% |
| 42nd | Gibraltar | 4.18% | 57.1% |
| 43rd | Poland | 4.10% | 98.1% |
| 44th | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.07% | 17.0% |
| 45th | Czechia | 3.90% | 33.6% |
| 46th | Hungary | 3.89% | 100.5% |
| 47th | Qatar | 3.52% | 14.3% |
| 48th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.34% | 47.8% |
| 49th | Latvia | 3.32% | 62.0% |
| 50th | Croatia | 3.27% | 89.0% |
| 51st | Bahrain | 3.22% | 95.2% |
| 52nd | Greece | 3.22% | 74.1% |
| 53rd | Kuwait | 3.05% | 40.6% |
| 54th | Dominica | 2.93% | 150.4% |
| 55th | South Africa | 2.91% | 78.5% |
| 56th | Panama | 2.75% | 410.2% |
| 57th | Lebanon | 2.72% | 119.4% |
| 58th | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.72% | 132.5% |
| 59th | Slovak Republic | 2.69% | 129.9% |
| 60th | Costa Rica | 2.67% | 62.8% |
| 61st | Puerto Rico (US) | 2.65% | 99.2% |
| 62nd | Mauritius | 2.57% | 439.9% |
| 63rd | Seychelles | 2.53% | 97.7% |
| 64th | Bahamas, The | 2.34% | 72.1% |
| 65th | Romania | 2.24% | 403.4% |
| 66th | Belize | 2.09% | 62.0% |
| 67th | Jamaica | 1.98% | 148.1% |
| 68th | Barbados | 1.97% | 151.6% |
| 69th | Lithuania | 1.97% | 101.4% |
| 70th | New Caledonia | 1.94% | 96.2% |
| 71st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.86% | 225.7% |
| 72nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.85% | 99.8% |
| 73rd | Bulgaria | 1.84% | 50.8% |
| 74th | Suriname | 1.67% | 67.0% |
| 75th | Chile | 1.66% | 56.6% |
| 76th | Brazil | 1.48% | 88.3% |
| 77th | Grenada | 1.48% | 49.3% |
| 78th | San Marino | 1.41% | -0.7% |
| 79th | French Polynesia | 1.32% | 516.8% |
| 80th | Jordan | 1.31% | 118.7% |
| 81st | St. Lucia | 1.30% | 31.0% |
| 82nd | Mexico | 1.27% | 102.6% |
| 83rd | Peru | 1.19% | 195.3% |
| 84th | Colombia | 1.13% | 105.1% |
| 85th | Philippines | 1.10% | 702.9% |
| 86th | Thailand | 1.09% | 201.9% |
| 87th | North Macedonia | 1.00% | 98.4% |
| 88th | Oman | 0.86% | 96.1% |
| 89th | Argentina | 0.83% | 196.8% |
| 90th | Russian Federation | 0.81% | 71.9% |
| 91st | Tonga | 0.77% | 49.7% |
| 92nd | Türkiye | 0.70% | 47.5% |
| 93rd | Fiji | 0.63% | 183.9% |
| 94th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.63% | 39.7% |
| 95th | Kiribati | 0.62% | - |
| 96th | Botswana | 0.60% | 95.5% |
| 97th | Maldives | 0.57% | 84.5% |
| 98th | Solomon Islands | 0.51% | 29.6% |
| 99th | Cabo Verde | 0.47% | 96.3% |
| 100th | Guatemala | 0.47% | 389.0% |
| 101st | El Salvador | 0.43% | 65.4% |
| 102nd | Togo | 0.31% | 45.0% |
| 103rd | Nicaragua | 0.30% | 47.6% |
| 104th | Honduras | 0.30% | 76.0% |
| 105th | Ukraine | 0.30% | 51.3% |
| 106th | Sri Lanka | 0.30% | 82.7% |
| 107th | São Tomé and Principe | 0.30% | - |
| 108th | Namibia | 0.29% | 388.1% |
| 109th | Vanuatu | 0.27% | 95.7% |
| 110th | Guyana | 0.26% | 100.0% |
| 111th | Moldova | 0.26% | 828.8% |
| 112th | Indonesia | 0.26% | 30.8% |
| 113th | Papua New Guinea | 0.24% | 132.7% |
| 114th | Dominican Republic | 0.23% | 63.6% |
| 115th | Samoa | 0.23% | 31.4% |
| 116th | Cuba | 0.23% | 232.8% |
| 117th | Gambia, The | 0.21% | 301.6% |
| 118th | Paraguay | 0.20% | 95.8% |
| 119th | Gabon | 0.17% | 254.2% |
| 120th | China | 0.17% | 421.6% |
| 121st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.15% | 63.5% |
| 122nd | Mongolia | 0.15% | 29.2% |
| 123rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.14% | 142.4% |
| 124th | Morocco | 0.14% | 557.4% |
| 125th | India | 0.14% | 96.3% |
| 126th | Kazakhstan | 0.13% | 102.8% |
| 127th | Armenia | 0.13% | 15.2% |
| 128th | Ecuador | 0.13% | 13.6% |
| 129th | Tunisia | 0.11% | 147.1% |
| 130th | Georgia | 0.10% | 69.1% |
| 131st | Saudi Arabia | 0.10% | 93.9% |
| 132nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.10% | 113.2% |
| 133rd | Eswatini | 0.10% | 8.6% |
| 134th | Djibouti | 0.09% | 14.2% |
| 135th | Equatorial Guinea | 0.09% | 127.5% |
| 136th | Zimbabwe | 0.08% | 146.5% |
| 137th | Senegal | 0.08% | 192.7% |
| 138th | Belarus | 0.07% | 50.8% |
| 139th | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.07% | - |
| 140th | Uganda | 0.07% | 534.0% |
| 141st | Albania | 0.07% | 33.7% |
| 142nd | Nepal | 0.06% | 192.7% |
| 143rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.06% | 95.4% |
| 144th | Madagascar | 0.06% | 337.8% |
| 145th | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.06% | 224.5% |
| 146th | Kenya | 0.05% | 46.2% |
| 147th | Benin | 0.05% | 94.7% |
| 148th | Burkina Faso | 0.05% | 142.8% |
| 149th | Pakistan | 0.04% | 59.6% |
| 150th | Mauritania | 0.04% | 873.6% |
| 151st | Comoros | 0.04% | - |
| 152nd | Azerbaijan | 0.04% | 48.8% |
| 153rd | Ghana | 0.03% | 17.1% |
| 154th | Zambia | 0.03% | 223.7% |
| 155th | Central African Republic | 0.03% | 95.1% |
| 156th | Nigeria | 0.03% | 46.5% |
| 157th | Guinea-Bissau | 0.02% | 47.0% |
| 158th | Haiti | 0.02% | 220.9% |
| 159th | Yemen, Republic of | 0.02% | 55.3% |
| 160th | Uzbekistan | 0.02% | 98.1% |
| 161st | Algeria | 0.02% | 96.1% |
| 162nd | Mozambique | 0.02% | 71.2% |
| 163rd | Mali | 0.02% | 96.0% |
| 164th | Angola | 0.02% | 226.3% |
| 165th | Malawi | 0.02% | 287.6% |
| 166th | Cambodia | 0.02% | 179.1% |
| 167th | Burundi | 0.02% | 98.0% |
| 168th | Sierra Leone | 0.01% | 196.6% |
| 169th | Cameroon | 0.01% | 95.0% |
| 170th | Viet Nam | 0.01% | 229.1% |
| 171st | Rwanda | 0.01% | 623.9% |
| 172nd | Lesotho | 0.01% | 97.1% |
| 173rd | Lao PDR | 0.01% | - |
| 174th | Tanzania | 0.01% | 17.0% |
| 175th | Eritrea | 0.01% | -2.8% |
| 176th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.01% | 142.7% |
| 177th | Guinea | 0.01% | 63.2% |
| 178th | Sudan | 0.00% | 291.1% |
| 179th | Chad | 0.00% | 548.9% |
| 180th | Liberia | 0.00% | -8.7% |
| 181st | Bangladesh | 0.00% | 390.0% |
| 182nd | Congo, Republic of | 0.00% | -1.4% |
| 183rd | Niger | 0.00% | 44.8% |
| 184th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 0.00% | 95.7% |
| 185th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 0.00% | - |
FAQ
What was Costa Rica's internet users in 1998?▾
Costa Rica's internet users in 1998 was 2.67%. This ranked 60th globally.
How did Costa Rica's internet users change in 1998?▾
Costa Rica's internet users increased by 62.8% in 1998 compared to 1997.
Which country had the highest internet users in 1998?▾
Iceland had the highest internet users in 1998 at 36.30%.
What is the internet users of Costa Rica in 1998?▾
The internet users of Costa Rica in 1998 was 2.67%. This ranked 60th globally.
How does 1998 compare to 1997 for Costa Rica's internet users?▾
Costa Rica's internet users went from 1.64% in 1997 to 2.67% in 1998, a 62.8% increase.
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