Hong Kong, China vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Number of people with and without electricity access

Hong Kong, China
7.52 million people
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
7.50 million people
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
93rd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
94th

Number of people with and without electricity access over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199020072024

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 7.52 million people against 7.50 million people in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 26,220 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 93rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 94th of 214 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 6.31 million people 1.61 million people 4.69 million people Hong Kong, China
2000s 6.82 million people 3.16 million people 3.66 million people Hong Kong, China
2010s 7.26 million people 5.73 million people 1.54 million people Hong Kong, China
2020s 7.46 million people 7.44 million people 19,698 people Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, Hong Kong, China or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Hong Kong, China, at 7.52 million people against 7.50 million people in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access between Hong Kong, China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
26,220 people, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access?
Hong Kong, China ranks 93rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 94th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access
Unit
people
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.