Internet in Costa Rica
Population | 4,023,000 |
Rural pop. (% of total pop.), 1999 | 52.40 |
GDP per capita (Purchasing Power Parity, PPP) (US$) | 9,236 |
Global Competitiveness Index Ranking< /br> (2001-02) | 35 |
UNDP Human Dvlpmnt. Index Ranking (2001, adjusted to GITR* sample) | 35 |
UNDP Human Dvlpmnt. Index Ranking (2001, adjusted to GITR* sample) | 35 |
Main telephone lines/100 inhabitants | 24.94 |
Telephone faults/100 main telephone lines | 42.10 |
Internet hosts/10,000 inhabitants | 18.29 |
Personal Computers/100 inhabitants | 9.94 |
Piracy rate (%) | 68.00 |
% PCs connected to Internet | 1.87 |
Internet users per host | 33.98 |
Internet users/100 inhabitants | 6.21 |
Cell phone subscribers/100 inhabitants | 5.19 |
Avg. mnthly. cost/20 hrs. of Internet access (US$) | 20.00 |
* Global Information Technology Report
Source: Center for International Development at Harvard University
Articles, Papers & Books
- .cr Center for International Development at Harvard University, PDF
- Cómo establecer una presencia Internet en Costa Rica
Digital Divide, Digital Inclusion, Universal
Service
- Costa Rica hacia la Economía Basada en el Conocimiento Fundación Comisión Asesora en Alta Tecnología de Costa Rica, CAATEC, PDF
- Fundación Acceso
- Fundación Omar Dengo FOD
- LINCOS Little Intelligent Communities
Education
- Fundación Omar Dengo Educación, Tecnología y Desarrollo
- Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Organizations & Regulations
Statistics & Analysis
- Communications Costa Rica Information from the CIA World Factbook