Cape Verde vs Uruguay: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Cape Verde
0.7197 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Uruguay
0.7271 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
117th
Uruguay rank
115th
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cape Verde
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.7271 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.7197 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0074 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 117th and Uruguay ranks 115th of 163 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7493 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4484 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.4931 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.71 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2169 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.8605 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1731 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7632 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.289 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.7807 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7369 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0438 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Cape Verde or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.7271 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.7197 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Cape Verde as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Cape Verde and Uruguay?
- 0.0074 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Uruguay?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and Uruguay rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 117th and Uruguay ranks 115th 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.