What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between ARG and CUB?

0.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with CUB ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for ARG and CUB?

43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

ARG vs CUB: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

ARG

1.09 kilowatt-hours per dollar

in 2022

CUB

1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar

in 2022

ARG rank

59th

CUB rank

58th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

How they compare

CUB currently reports 1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.09 kilowatt-hours per dollar in ARG, a difference of 0.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

Across all 43 years both countries report, CUB has been ahead every year.

ARG ranks 59th and CUB ranks 58th of 163 countries.

CUB has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	ARG	CUB	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.32 kilowatt-hours per dollar	2.96 kilowatt-hours per dollar	1.65 kilowatt-hours per dollar	CUB
1990s	1.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar	3.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar	2.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar	CUB
2000s	1.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar	1.93 kilowatt-hours per dollar	0.7342 kilowatt-hours per dollar	CUB
2010s	1.07 kilowatt-hours per dollar	1.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar	0.3239 kilowatt-hours per dollar	CUB
2020s	1.1 kilowatt-hours per dollar	1.12 kilowatt-hours per dollar	0.0249 kilowatt-hours per dollar	CUB

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, ARG or CUB?: CUB, at 1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.09 kilowatt-hours per dollar in ARG as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between ARG and CUB?: 0.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with CUB ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ARG and CUB?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do ARG and CUB rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?: ARG ranks 59th and CUB ranks 58th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit: kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.