Hong Kong vs Laos: Access to electricity, urban
Hong Kong
100.0%
in 2024
Laos
100.0%
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
1st
Laos rank
1st
Access to electricity, urban over time
- Hong Kong
- Laos
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 95.9% | 4.1% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 96.1% | 3.9% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 98.4% | 1.6% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.7% | 0.3% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Hong Kong or Laos?
- Hong Kong, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Hong Kong and Laos?
- 0.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Laos?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Laos rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.