Bulgaria vs Switzerland: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
9.66 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Switzerland
11.8 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
15th
Switzerland rank
13th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 11.8 kilowatt-hours per person against 9.66 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.14 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 79 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2209 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.47 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.54 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 4.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.97 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 5.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 7.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.8 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 7.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.52 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 9.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.36 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Bulgaria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 11.8 kilowatt-hours per person against 9.66 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Switzerland?
- 2.14 kilowatt-hours per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Switzerland rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy 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.