Democratic Republic of Congo vs Madagascar: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.3517 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Madagascar
0.4292 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
157th
Madagascar rank
155th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.4292 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.3517 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0775 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 157th and Madagascar ranks 155th of 163 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.6255 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3714 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2541 kilowatt-hours per dollar Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.7023 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3344 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3679 kilowatt-hours per dollar Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.4115 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3669 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0446 kilowatt-hours per dollar Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.3484 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4069 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0584 kilowatt-hours per dollar Madagascar
2020s 0.3501 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3967 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0466 kilowatt-hours per dollar Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 0.4292 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 Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar?
0.0775 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 157th and Madagascar ranks 155th 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

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