Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Paraguay: Number of people with and without electricity access

Lao People's Democratic Republic
7.50 million people
in 2024
Paraguay
6.92 million people
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
94th
Paraguay rank
97th

Number of people with and without electricity access over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 7.50 million people against 6.92 million people in Paraguay, a difference of 582,580 people.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Paraguay ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 94th and Paraguay ranks 97th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Paraguay Difference Ahead
1990s 1.72 million people 4.09 million people 2.37 million people Paraguay
2000s 3.16 million people 5.08 million people 1.92 million people Paraguay
2010s 5.73 million people 6.05 million people 319,300 people Paraguay
2020s 7.44 million people 6.75 million people 685,516 people Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Paraguay?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 7.50 million people against 6.92 million people in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Paraguay?
582,580 people, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Paraguay?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Paraguay rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 94th and Paraguay ranks 97th 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
Last refreshed

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.