Mexico vs Panama: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Mexico
1.06 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Panama
1.08 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Mexico rank
62nd
Panama rank
60th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Mexico
  • Panama
1234196519932022

How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.08 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.06 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Mexico, a difference of 0.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

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

Mexico ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 60th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Panama Difference Ahead
1980s 1.43 kilowatt-hours per dollar 3.16 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.73 kilowatt-hours per dollar Panama
1990s 1.52 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.28 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.7585 kilowatt-hours per dollar Panama
2000s 1.3 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.82 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5233 kilowatt-hours per dollar Panama
2010s 1.16 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.39 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2283 kilowatt-hours per dollar Panama
2020s 1.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0524 kilowatt-hours per dollar Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Mexico or Panama?
Panama, at 1.08 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.06 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Mexico and Panama?
0.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Mexico ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 60th 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.