Laos vs Nauru: Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas
Laos
100.0%
in 2024
Nauru
100.0%
in 2024
Laos rank
1st
Nauru rank
1st
Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas over time
- Laos
- Nauru
How they compare
Laos currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Nauru, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 212 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.9% | 96.5% | 0.6% | Nauru |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 97.4% | 1.3% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 99.3% | 0.9% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 100.0% | 0.3% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas, Laos or Nauru?
- Laos, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas between Laos and Nauru?
- 0.0%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nauru?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Nauru rank globally for access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas?
- Laos ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The definition used in international statistics adopts a very low cutoff for what it means to ‘have access to electricity’. It is defined as having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.