Costa Rica vs Hong Kong, China: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
0.5829 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Hong Kong, China
0.6095 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
140th
Hong Kong, China rank
137th
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.6095 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.5829 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0266 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 140th and Hong Kong, China ranks 137th of 164 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6619 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9091 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2473 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 0.753 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9076 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1547 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 0.7773 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.06 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2796 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.6504 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9782 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3277 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.5811 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6707 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0895 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.6095 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 Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.0266 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 140th and Hong Kong, China ranks 137th 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.