Cuba vs Panama: Energy intensity
Cuba
1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Panama
1.08 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Cuba rank
61st
Panama rank
63rd
Energy intensity over time
- Cuba
- Panama
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.08 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Panama, a difference of 0.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Panama ahead.
Cuba ranks 61st and Panama ranks 63rd of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.96 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.16 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.194 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Panama |
| 1990s | 3.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.28 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.21 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.93 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.82 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1132 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.39 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.006 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.12 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0162 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, Cuba or Panama?
- Cuba, at 1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.08 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Panama as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between Cuba and Panama?
- 0.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Panama?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and Panama rank globally for energy intensity?
- Cuba ranks 61st and Panama ranks 63rd of 166 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. 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.