Jamaica vs Viet Nam: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Jamaica
12,504 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Viet Nam
12,847 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Jamaica rank
116th
Viet Nam rank
115th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Jamaica
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 12,847 kilowatt-hours per person against 12,504 kilowatt-hours per person in Jamaica, a difference of 343 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 116th and Viet Nam ranks 115th of 218 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11,072 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,034 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,038 kilowatt-hours per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 14,929 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,487 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,443 kilowatt-hours per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 16,887 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,656 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,232 kilowatt-hours per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 12,687 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,380 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,307 kilowatt-hours per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 11,731 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,118 kilowatt-hours per person | 612.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Jamaica or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 12,847 kilowatt-hours per person against 12,504 kilowatt-hours per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Jamaica and Viet Nam?
- 343 kilowatt-hours per person, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Viet Nam?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Viet Nam rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 116th and Viet Nam ranks 115th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.