What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?

0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?

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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Latvia: Access to electricity, urban

Lao People's Democratic Republic

100.0%

in 2024

Latvia

100.0%

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

1st

Latvia rank

1st

Access to electricity, urban over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 215 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	95.9%	100.0%	4.1%	Latvia
2000s	96.1%	99.5%	3.4%	Latvia
2010s	98.4%	100.0%	1.6%	Latvia
2020s	99.7%	100.0%	0.3%	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, urban, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Latvia?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?: 0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia rank globally for access to electricity, urban?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 1st and Latvia 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Latvia: Access to electricity, urban. Statizoid, drawing on SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/access-to-electricity-urban-percent-of-urban-population/lao-pdr/latvia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/access-to-electricity-urban-percent-of-urban-population/lao-pdr/latvia/">Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Latvia: Access to electricity, urban</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 8,113 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.