Nicaragua vs Samoa: Electricity generation per person

Nicaragua
653.54 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Samoa
733.84 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
161st
Samoa rank
158th

Electricity generation per person over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Samoa
0200400600800200020122024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 733.84 kilowatt-hours against 653.54 kilowatt-hours in Nicaragua, a difference of 80.3 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 161st and Samoa ranks 158th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 539.31 kilowatt-hours 583.28 kilowatt-hours 43.97 kilowatt-hours Samoa
2010s 703.73 kilowatt-hours 679.71 kilowatt-hours 24.02 kilowatt-hours Nicaragua
2020s 633.73 kilowatt-hours 762.75 kilowatt-hours 129.02 kilowatt-hours Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation per person, Nicaragua or Samoa?
Samoa, at 733.84 kilowatt-hours against 653.54 kilowatt-hours in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Nicaragua and Samoa?
80.3 kilowatt-hours, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Samoa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Samoa rank globally for electricity generation per person?
Nicaragua ranks 161st and Samoa ranks 158th 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

Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.