Bulgaria vs Viet Nam: Electricity generation from coal per person
Bulgaria
1,273 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Viet Nam
1,469 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Viet Nam rank
20th
Electricity generation from coal per person over time
- Bulgaria
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 1,469 kilowatt-hours against 1,273 kilowatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 196 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Viet Nam ranks 20th of 207 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,159 kilowatt-hours | 27.75 kilowatt-hours | 2,131 kilowatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2,541 kilowatt-hours | 104.48 kilowatt-hours | 2,436 kilowatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2,945 kilowatt-hours | 552.57 kilowatt-hours | 2,392 kilowatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1,987 kilowatt-hours | 1,293 kilowatt-hours | 693.45 kilowatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal per person, Bulgaria or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 1,469 kilowatt-hours against 1,273 kilowatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal per person between Bulgaria and Viet Nam?
- 196 kilowatt-hours, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Viet Nam?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Viet Nam rank globally for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Viet Nam ranks 20th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.