Gabon vs Switzerland: Energy intensity
Gabon
0.4617 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Switzerland
0.4546 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Gabon rank
150th
Switzerland rank
153rd
Energy intensity over time
- Gabon
- Switzerland
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.4617 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.4546 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0071 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Switzerland ahead.
Gabon ranks 150th and Switzerland ranks 153rd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.38 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.32 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0598 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Gabon |
| 1990s | 1.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0852 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.6893 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.8211 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1317 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.5722 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.5765 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0043 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.4561 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4556 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0006 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, Gabon or Switzerland?
- Gabon, at 0.4617 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.4546 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between Gabon and Switzerland?
- 0.0071 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Gabon and Switzerland rank globally for energy intensity?
- Gabon ranks 150th and Switzerland ranks 153rd of 165 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.