Brazil vs Maldives: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
14,608 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Maldives
14,692 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
113th
Maldives rank
112th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 14,692 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,608 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil, a difference of 84 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 113th and Maldives ranks 112th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,503 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,019 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,483 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 8,729 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,662 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,068 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 10,679 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,649 kilowatt-hours per person | 30.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 13,665 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,115 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,450 kilowatt-hours per person | Maldives |
| 2020s | 13,646 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,169 kilowatt-hours per person | 477.54 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 14,692 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,608 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Maldives?
- 84 kilowatt-hours per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Maldives rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 113th and Maldives ranks 112th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β 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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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.