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Lao PDR
Access to electricity (% of population)

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Global rank#147out of 215 countries
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Historical trend

10081.362.543.825.0199320092024Lao PDR · 2024: 97Lao PDR

Analytical takeaways

  • Lao PDR records 97 for Access to electricity (% of population) in 2024, ranking #147 globally out of 215 countries.
  • Access to electricity (% of population) increased from 31 in 1993 to 97 in 2024, a gain of 66.
  • 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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