Ecuador vs Vietnam: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Ecuador
1.64 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Vietnam
1.51 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ecuador rank
50th
Vietnam rank
53rd
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ecuador
- Vietnam
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.51 kilowatt-hours per person in Vietnam, a difference of 0.13 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 50th and Vietnam ranks 53rd of 79 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0545 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0112 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0433 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.0777 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0127 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0649 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.306 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0293 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2767 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.5163 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1323 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.384 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.6022 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2489 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3533 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.994 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6556 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3385 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2558 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Ecuador or Vietnam?
- Ecuador, at 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.51 kilowatt-hours per person in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Ecuador and Vietnam?
- 0.13 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Vietnam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Vietnam rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 50th and Vietnam ranks 53rd 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.