Kiribati vs Laos: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Kiribati
94.3%
in 2020
Laos
94.2%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
145th
Laos rank
146th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Kiribati
- Laos
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 94.3% against 94.2% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.
Kiribati ranks 145th and Laos ranks 146th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 39.1% | 2.0% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 73.2% | 2.7% | Laos |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 99.0% | 4.7% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Kiribati or Laos?
- Kiribati, at 94.3% against 94.2% in Laos as of 2020.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Kiribati and Laos?
- 0.1%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Laos?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Kiribati and Laos rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Kiribati ranks 145th and Laos ranks 146th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.