Bulgaria vs Hungary: GDP per capita vs. energy use
Bulgaria
30,287 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2023
Hungary
29,240 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
41st
Hungary rank
43rd
GDP per capita vs. energy use over time
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 30,287 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 29,240 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Hungary, a difference of 1,047 kg of oil equivalent per capita.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 41st and Hungary ranks 43rd of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Hungary in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,210 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 29,454 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 756.01 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 29,054 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 30,376 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 1,323 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Hungary |
| 2010s | 30,057 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 30,233 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 176.15 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Hungary |
| 2020s | 32,437 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 31,262 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 1,175 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita vs. energy use, Bulgaria or Hungary?
- Bulgaria, at 30,287 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 29,240 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita vs. energy use between Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 1,047 kg of oil equivalent per capita, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for gdp per capita vs. energy use?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st and Hungary ranks 43rd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita vs. energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual energy use per capita, measured in kilowatt-hours per person vs. gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, which is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.