Costa Rica vs Egypt: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
9,627 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Egypt
9,309 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
129th
Egypt rank
132nd
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9,627 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,309 kilowatt-hours per person in Egypt, a difference of 318 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 129th and Egypt ranks 132nd of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,584 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,757 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,173 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6,157 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,427 kilowatt-hours per person | 270.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 8,015 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,366 kilowatt-hours per person | 351.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 8,756 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,839 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,082 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 9,170 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,165 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.11 kilowatt-hours per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Costa Rica, at 9,627 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,309 kilowatt-hours per person in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 318 kilowatt-hours per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th and Egypt ranks 132nd 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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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.