How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and New Zealand?

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.

South Korea vs New Zealand: Account ownership at a financial institution … richest

South Korea

98.7%

in 2024

New Zealand

98.6%

in 2024

South Korea rank

14th

New Zealand rank

16th

Account ownership at a financial institution … richest over time

South Korea
New Zealand

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 98.7% against 98.6% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.

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

South Korea ranks 14th and New Zealand ranks 16th of 102 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2010s	95.3%	99.5%	4.2%	New Zealand
2020s	99.3%	99.3%	0.0%	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, South Korea or New Zealand?: South Korea, at 98.7% against 98.6% in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between South Korea and New Zealand?: 0.1%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and New Zealand?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do South Korea and New Zealand rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: South Korea ranks 14th and New Zealand ranks 16th 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: 12 November 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+).