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

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

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

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 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 Turkmenistan: Access to electricity, urban

Lao People's Democratic Republic

100.0%

in 2024

Turkmenistan

100.0%

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

1st

Turkmenistan rank

1st

Access to electricity, urban over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Turkmenistan

How they compare

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.

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

Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	96.1%	99.7%	3.5%	Turkmenistan
2010s	98.4%	100.0%	1.6%	Turkmenistan
2020s	99.7%	100.0%	0.3%	Turkmenistan

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 Turkmenistan?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Turkmenistan?: 0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Turkmenistan?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Turkmenistan rank globally for access to electricity, urban?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 1st and Turkmenistan 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.