How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?

5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, richest 60% (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Costa Rica

77.0%

in 2024

Uruguay

81.0%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

62nd

Uruguay rank

61st

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Costa Rica
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 81.0% against 77.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Uruguay ranks 61st of 102 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2010s	68.1%	53.7%	14.4%	Costa Rica
2020s	76.5%	81.2%	4.7%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Costa Rica or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 81.0% against 77.0% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Costa Rica and Uruguay?: 4.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Uruguay ranks 61st of 102 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, richest 60% (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, richest 60% (% of population ages 15+)
Unit: % of population ages 15+
Source: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 114 places, 570 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (richest 60%, share of population ages 15+).