How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?

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.

Japan vs United Kingdom: Account ownership at a financial institution … richest

Japan

99.1%

in 2024

United Kingdom

98.8%

in 2024

Japan rank

10th

United Kingdom rank

12th

Account ownership at a financial institution … richest over time

Japan
United Kingdom

How they compare

Japan currently reports 99.1% against 98.8% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Japan ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 102 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2010s	97.4%	98.2%	0.8%	United Kingdom
2020s	98.8%	99.4%	0.6%	United Kingdom

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 United Kingdom?: Japan, at 99.1% against 98.8% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Japan and United Kingdom?: 0.3%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Japan ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 12th 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: 29 October 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+).