Colombia vs Maldives: Electricity demand per person
Colombia
1,715 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Maldives
1,610 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Colombia rank
131st
Maldives rank
133rd
Electricity demand per person over time
- Colombia
- Maldives
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1,715 kilowatt-hours against 1,610 kilowatt-hours in Maldives, a difference of 105 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 131st and Maldives ranks 133rd of 210 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,161 kilowatt-hours | 856.63 kilowatt-hours | 304.85 kilowatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1,516 kilowatt-hours | 1,326 kilowatt-hours | 189.91 kilowatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1,631 kilowatt-hours | 1,622 kilowatt-hours | 9.65 kilowatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity demand per person, Colombia or Maldives?
- Colombia, at 1,715 kilowatt-hours against 1,610 kilowatt-hours in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity demand per person between Colombia and Maldives?
- 105 kilowatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Maldives rank globally for electricity demand per person?
- Colombia ranks 131st and Maldives ranks 133rd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity demand per person. 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 per person.