Maldives vs Viet Nam: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Maldives
14,692 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Viet Nam
12,847 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Maldives rank
112th
Viet Nam rank
115th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Maldives
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 14,692 kilowatt-hours per person against 12,847 kilowatt-hours per person in Viet Nam, a difference of 1,845 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Maldives ranks 112th and Viet Nam ranks 115th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,019 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,034 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.2 kilowatt-hours per person | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 3,662 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,487 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,175 kilowatt-hours per person | Maldives |
| 2000s | 10,649 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,656 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,993 kilowatt-hours per person | Maldives |
| 2010s | 15,115 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,380 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,735 kilowatt-hours per person | Maldives |
| 2020s | 13,169 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,118 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,050 kilowatt-hours per person | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Maldives or Viet Nam?
- Maldives, at 14,692 kilowatt-hours per person against 12,847 kilowatt-hours per person in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Maldives and Viet Nam?
- 1,845 kilowatt-hours per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Viet Nam?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Viet Nam rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 112th 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.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.