Which has higher access to electricity, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 96.6% against 96.5% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.

What is the difference in access to electricity between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.1%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Access to electricity

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

96.6%

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic

96.5%

in 2024

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

148th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

149th

Access to electricity over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 96.6% against 96.5% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 148th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 149th of 217 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	67.1%	31.9%	35.2%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s	74.8%	53.8%	20.9%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s	90.9%	84.2%	6.7%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s	98.4%	98.5%	0.0%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 96.6% against 96.5% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.1%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for access to electricity?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 148th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 149th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Access to electricity (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 265 places, 8,142 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.