Gambia vs Sierra Leone: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Gambia
833.63 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
806.03 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Gambia rank
196th
Sierra Leone rank
197th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Gambia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 833.63 kilowatt-hours per person against 806.03 kilowatt-hours per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 27.6 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Gambia ranks 196th and Sierra Leone ranks 197th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 831.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 977.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 146.06 kilowatt-hours per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 711.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 868.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 156.5 kilowatt-hours per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 910.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 440.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 469.83 kilowatt-hours per person | Gambia |
| 2010s | 980.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 599.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 380.34 kilowatt-hours per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 791.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 766.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.6 kilowatt-hours per person | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Gambia or Sierra Leone?
- Gambia, at 833.63 kilowatt-hours per person against 806.03 kilowatt-hours per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Gambia and Sierra Leone?
- 27.6 kilowatt-hours per person, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Sierra Leone rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 196th and Sierra Leone ranks 197th 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.