Belize vs Costa Rica: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita

Belize
10,112 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
9,627 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Belize rank
126th
Costa Rica rank
129th

Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Belize
  • Costa Rica
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k198020022024

How they compare

Belize currently reports 10,112 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,627 kilowatt-hours per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 485 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 126th and Costa Rica ranks 129th of 218 countries.

Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 6,171 kilowatt-hours per person 4,584 kilowatt-hours per person 1,587 kilowatt-hours per person Belize
1990s 7,845 kilowatt-hours per person 6,157 kilowatt-hours per person 1,688 kilowatt-hours per person Belize
2000s 8,654 kilowatt-hours per person 8,015 kilowatt-hours per person 639.19 kilowatt-hours per person Belize
2010s 8,942 kilowatt-hours per person 8,756 kilowatt-hours per person 185.92 kilowatt-hours per person Belize
2020s 9,416 kilowatt-hours per person 9,170 kilowatt-hours per person 245.86 kilowatt-hours per person Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Belize or Costa Rica?
Belize, at 10,112 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,627 kilowatt-hours per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Belize and Costa Rica?
485 kilowatt-hours per person, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Costa Rica?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Belize and Costa Rica rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
Belize ranks 126th and Costa Rica ranks 129th of 218 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 use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.