India vs Maldives: Electricity generation per person
India
1,422 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Maldives
1,610 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
India rank
135th
Maldives rank
133rd
Electricity generation per person over time
- India
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1,610 kilowatt-hours against 1,422 kilowatt-hours in India, a difference of 188 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 135th and Maldives ranks 133rd of 214 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 614.17 kilowatt-hours | 856.63 kilowatt-hours | 242.46 kilowatt-hours | Maldives |
| 2010s | 965.88 kilowatt-hours | 1,326 kilowatt-hours | 360.03 kilowatt-hours | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1,261 kilowatt-hours | 1,622 kilowatt-hours | 360.68 kilowatt-hours | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation per person, India or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1,610 kilowatt-hours against 1,422 kilowatt-hours in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation per person between India and Maldives?
- 188 kilowatt-hours, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do India and Maldives rank globally for electricity generation per person?
- India ranks 135th and Maldives ranks 133rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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.