Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Japan
99.1%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
57.6%
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
11th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

  • Japan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
020406080100201120172024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 99.1% against 57.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 41.5%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 102 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2010s 97.4% 47.1% 50.3% Japan
2020s 98.8% 53.7% 45.1% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Japan, at 99.1% against 57.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
41.5%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
Japan ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th 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

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+).