Ghana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
0.6978 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
0.7051 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Ghana rank
124th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
122nd
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.7051 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.6978 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Ghana, a difference of 0.0073 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 124th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 122nd of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6641 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4972 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1669 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.6443 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.12 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4786 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.5915 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.944 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3526 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.6163 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9314 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3152 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.7112 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7635 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0523 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Ghana or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.7051 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.6978 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Ghana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0073 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 124th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 122nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β 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.