Ecuador vs Mexico: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Ecuador
1.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Mexico
1.06 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Ecuador rank
64th
Mexico rank
62nd
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.06 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Ecuador, a difference of 0.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 64th and Mexico ranks 62nd of 163 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4243 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6082 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.6489 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.16 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.5067 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.9105 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.43 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.5206 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.9579 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.52 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.564 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.9685 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.3 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3289 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.9679 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.16 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1961 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.9789 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0751 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.06 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 64th and Mexico ranks 62nd 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.