Curacao vs Sweden: GDP per capita vs. energy use
Curacao
41,742 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2023
Sweden
50,106 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2024
Curacao rank
23rd
Sweden rank
20th
GDP per capita vs. energy use over time
- Curacao
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 50,106 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 41,742 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Curacao, a difference of 8,364 kg of oil equivalent per capita.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Curacao's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Curacao ahead.
Curacao ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 20th of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Curacao averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curacao | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112,349 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 65,356 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 46,993 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Curacao |
| 2000s | 147,619 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 64,474 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 83,145 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Curacao |
| 2010s | 119,791 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 58,505 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 61,286 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Curacao |
| 2020s | 40,483 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 50,754 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 10,271 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita vs. energy use, Curacao or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 50,106 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 41,742 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Curacao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita vs. energy use between Curacao and Sweden?
- 8,364 kg of oil equivalent per capita, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Sweden?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Curacao and Sweden rank globally for gdp per capita vs. energy use?
- Curacao ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 20th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – 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.
Individual pages
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.