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Lao PDR
Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)

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

Global rank#69out of 213 countries
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Historical trend

10098.196.194.292.2199320092024Lao PDR · 2024: 100Lao PDR

Analytical takeaways

  • Lao PDR records 100 for Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) in 2024, ranking #69 globally out of 213 countries.
  • Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) increased from 97 in 1993 to 100 in 2024, a gain of 3.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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