Lao People's Democratic Republic vs United States of America: Access to electricity, urban

Lao People's Democratic Republic
100.0%
in 2024
United States of America
100.0%
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
1st
United States of America rank
1st

Access to electricity, urban over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • United States of America
020406080100199020072024

How they compare

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

Across all 32 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 215 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 95.9% 100.0% 4.1% United States of America
2000s 96.1% 100.0% 3.9% United States of America
2010s 98.4% 100.0% 1.6% United States of America
2020s 99.7% 100.0% 0.3% United States of America

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 United States of America?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 100.0% against 100.0% in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity, urban between Lao People's Democratic Republic and United States of America?
0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and United States of America?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and United States of America rank globally for access to electricity, urban?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 1st and United States of America 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 United States of America: Access to electricity, urban. Statizoid, drawing on SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/access-to-electricity-urban-percent-of-urban-population/lao-pdr/united-states/

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/united-states/">Lao People's Democratic Republic vs United States of America: 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

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