Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.3517 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Cameroon rank
154th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
157th
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.3517 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0857 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 154th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 157th of 163 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.601 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6255 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0245 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 0.704 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7023 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0017 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.502 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4115 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0905 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.5291 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3484 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1807 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.4587 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3501 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1086 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Cameroon, at 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.3517 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.0857 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 154th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 157th 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.