Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita

Ethiopia
685.71 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
692.55 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
199th
Guinea-Bissau rank
198th

Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea-Bissau
2505007501.0k1.2k198020022024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 692.55 kilowatt-hours per person against 685.71 kilowatt-hours per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 6.84 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 199th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 198th of 218 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s 264.75 kilowatt-hours per person 612.23 kilowatt-hours per person 347.48 kilowatt-hours per person Guinea-Bissau
1990s 216.15 kilowatt-hours per person 1,153 kilowatt-hours per person 936.8 kilowatt-hours per person Guinea-Bissau
2000s 291.23 kilowatt-hours per person 883.55 kilowatt-hours per person 592.33 kilowatt-hours per person Guinea-Bissau
2010s 515.55 kilowatt-hours per person 815.99 kilowatt-hours per person 300.44 kilowatt-hours per person Guinea-Bissau
2020s 647.55 kilowatt-hours per person 706.56 kilowatt-hours per person 59.01 kilowatt-hours per person Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Ethiopia or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 692.55 kilowatt-hours per person against 685.71 kilowatt-hours per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
6.84 kilowatt-hours per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 199th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 198th 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

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.