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

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

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

26 years are reported by both, from 1999 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 Suriname: Access to electricity, urban

Lao People's Democratic Republic

100.0%

in 2024

Suriname

100.0%

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

1st

Suriname rank

1st

Access to electricity, urban over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Suriname

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Suriname ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	96.0%	99.6%	3.6%	Suriname
2000s	96.1%	97.5%	1.4%	Suriname
2010s	98.4%	98.3%	0.0%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	99.7%	99.8%	0.1%	Suriname

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 Suriname?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Suriname?: 0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Suriname?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Suriname rank globally for access to electricity, urban?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 1st and Suriname 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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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.