Laos

In brief

Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 65 (2023). World rank 187 of 210; in Asia, 46 of 49. Electricity from fossil fuels: 24.3% (2024). World rank 48 of 209 (1 = best); in Asia, 7 of 48. Patent applications by residents: 1 (2023). World rank 127 of 140; in Asia, 38 of 41. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 14.3% → 65.6%, access to electricity 82.5% → 96.5%, and electricity use 566 → 1,502 (kWh per person). Better than all its neighbours (Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Thailand, and Vietnam): electricity from renewables and electricity from fossil fuels. Worse than all its neighbours (Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Thailand, and Vietnam): home broadband per 100 people.