Laos vs Mongolia: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Laos
1.18 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Mongolia
1.18 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Laos rank
54th
Mongolia rank
53rd

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Laos
  • Mongolia
0246198020012022

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 1.18 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.18 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Laos, a difference of 0 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mongolia ahead.

Laos ranks 54th and Mongolia ranks 53rd of 163 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Mongolia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2514 kilowatt-hours per dollar 6.23 kilowatt-hours per dollar 5.98 kilowatt-hours per dollar Mongolia
1990s 0.2095 kilowatt-hours per dollar 4.07 kilowatt-hours per dollar 3.86 kilowatt-hours per dollar Mongolia
2000s 0.4444 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.75 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.3 kilowatt-hours per dollar Mongolia
2010s 0.9679 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.36 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3952 kilowatt-hours per dollar Mongolia
2020s 1.27 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.36 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0924 kilowatt-hours per dollar Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Laos or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 1.18 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.18 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Laos as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Laos and Mongolia?
0 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mongolia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Laos and Mongolia rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Laos ranks 54th and Mongolia ranks 53rd 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.