Cambodia vs Laos
Cambodia vs Laos: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 99.2% in Cambodia and 96.5% in Laos, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 2.7 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Laos.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Cambodia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Laos.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Cambodia | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.2 | 96.5 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 95 | 96.5 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 92.3 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 82.5 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 86.4 | 99.3 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 84 | 98.4 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 80.7 | 92.9 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 89.1 | 93.6 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 68.8 | 89 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 62.7 | 89.7 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 56.1 | 82.5 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 50.9 | 79.3 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 42.3 | 76.4 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 37.4 | 70 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 31.1 | 70.2 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 25.6 | 67.4 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 26.4 | 66 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 20.2 | 55 | 82 |
| 2006 | 27.5 | 57 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 20.5 | 57.2 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 14.2 | 53.5 | 80 |
| 2003 | 19.3 | 48 | 80 |
| 2002 | 13.1 | 46.3 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 9.5 | 45.3 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 16.6 | 42.6 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 8.8 | 39.7 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 18.7 | 36.9 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | – | 34.1 | – |
| 1996 | – | 31.3 | – |
| 1995 | – | 25 | – |
| 1994 | – | 25.6 | – |
| 1993 | – | 31 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cambodia vs Laos
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Laos: 69 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Laos: 2.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Laos: 31.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCambodia: 29.1% in 2022Laos: 17.9% in 2022
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Laos: 2.91% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Laos: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Laos: 7.67 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Laos: 1.38% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Laos: 2.42 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025Laos: 40.3% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Laos: 24.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Laos: 4.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Laos: -1.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Laos: 0.19% of GDP in 2013
- Military spending in US dollarsCambodia: $716M in 2025Laos: $21.8M in 2013
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Laos: $3 in 2013
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Laos: 0.8% of government spending in 2013
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Laos: 129,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Laos: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Laos: 4.08% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Laos: 7 million TIV in 2024