Costa Rica vs Tunisia: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
9,627 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Tunisia
10,024 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
129th
Tunisia rank
127th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 10,024 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,627 kilowatt-hours per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 397 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tunisia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 129th and Tunisia ranks 127th of 218 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,584 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,436 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,852 kilowatt-hours per person | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 6,157 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,394 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,237 kilowatt-hours per person | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 8,015 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,467 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,452 kilowatt-hours per person | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 8,756 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,261 kilowatt-hours per person | 504.96 kilowatt-hours per person | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 9,170 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,969 kilowatt-hours per person | 799.41 kilowatt-hours per person | Tunisia |
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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 10,024 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 Costa Rica and Tunisia?
- 397 kilowatt-hours per person, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tunisia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Tunisia rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th and Tunisia ranks 127th 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.