Costa Rica's individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population) was 84.92% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 11.94 percentage points from 72.98% in 2018.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 84.92% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 72.98% | 2018 |
| Highest | 84.92% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 23.4% | 2005 |
| Average since 2015 | 75.59% | 2015–2023 |
| First recorded | 23.4% | 2005 |
Over five years it is up 11.94 percentage points from 72.98% in 2018. Since 2005 it is up 61.52 percentage points from 23.4% in 2005. The World Bank has no value for 7 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.4 percentage points in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.36 percentage points in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.98 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 90% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Costa Rica in the 2023 ranking
- Netherlands — 2nd of 6: 98.09%
- Malta — 3rd of 6: 90.34%
- Jamaica — 4th of 6: 86.59%
- Armenia — 6th of 6: 77.88%
What this measures
This indicator refers to male individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.
Limitations: Operators have traditionally been the main source of telecommunications data, so information on subscriptions has been widely available for most countries. This gives a general idea of access, but a more precise measure is the penetration rate - the share of households with access to telecommunications. During the past few years more information on information and communication technology use has become available from household and business surveys. Also important are data on actual use of telecommunications services. Ideally, statistics on telecommunications (and other information and communications technologies) should be compiled for all three measures: subscriptions, access, and use.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 12 values
| Year | Individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 84.92 |
| 2022 | 82.2 |
| 2021 | 82.56 |
| 2020 | 80.14 |
| 2019 | 80.38 |
| 2018 | 72.98 |
| 2017 | 71.51 |
| 2016 | 65.62 |
| 2015 | 60.01 |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 |
Individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population) in nearby economies
More infrastructure data for Costa Rica
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 610,457 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 11.9 (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 15,698 (2023)
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 7.18 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried — 1.97 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 6.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 136.03 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents — 438 (2024)
- Patent applications, residents — 15 (2024)
- Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports)
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Questions people ask
- What is Costa Rica's individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population)?
- 84.92% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is up 61.52 percentage points from 23.4% in 2005. The highest value was 84.92% in 2023 and the lowest 23.4% in 2005.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.USER.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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