Bangladesh vs Costa Rica: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
0.5943 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.5829 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
138th
Costa Rica rank
140th
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.5943 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.5829 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0114 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 138th and Costa Rica ranks 140th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.519 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6619 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1429 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.667 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.753 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0859 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.6701 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7773 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1072 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.6414 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6504 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0091 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6017 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.5811 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0206 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Bangladesh or Costa Rica?
- Bangladesh, at 0.5943 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.5829 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
- 0.0114 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Costa Rica rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 138th and Costa Rica ranks 140th of 164 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.