Hungary vs Poland: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Hungary
0.9328 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Poland
0.9249 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Hungary rank
84th
Poland rank
85th
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hungary
- Poland
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.9328 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.9249 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Poland, a difference of 0.0079 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Hungary ranks 84th and Poland ranks 85th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 4.04 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.64 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Poland |
| 1970s | 2.77 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 4.04 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.27 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.92 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 4.39 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.47 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Poland |
| 1990s | 2.8 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.21 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.411 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.73 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.78 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0547 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Poland |
| 2010s | 1.18 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.22 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0457 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Poland |
| 2020s | 1.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9809 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0347 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Hungary or Poland?
- Hungary, at 0.9328 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.9249 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Hungary and Poland?
- 0.0079 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Poland?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Hungary and Poland rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Hungary ranks 84th and Poland ranks 85th 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.