New Zealand vs Viet Nam: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
New Zealand
1.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Viet Nam
1.27 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
New Zealand rank
47th
Viet Nam rank
45th
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 1.27 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar in New Zealand, a difference of 0.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 47th and Viet Nam ranks 45th of 164 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.65 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.28 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.37 kilowatt-hours per dollar | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.75 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.08 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6673 kilowatt-hours per dollar | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.76 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7237 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.04 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6701 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.37 kilowatt-hours per dollar | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.7 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9817 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7193 kilowatt-hours per dollar | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.61 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.23 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3798 kilowatt-hours per dollar | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.31 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.32 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0125 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, New Zealand or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 1.27 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between New Zealand and Viet Nam?
- 0.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Viet Nam?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Viet Nam rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 47th and Viet Nam ranks 45th 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.