Russia vs South Africa: Account ownership at a financial institution … richest
Russia
85.2%
in 2024
South Africa
84.8%
in 2024
Russia rank
54th
South Africa rank
55th
Account ownership at a financial institution … richest over time
- Russia
- South Africa
How they compare
Russia currently reports 85.2% against 84.8% in South Africa, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was South Africa ahead.
Russia ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 55th of 102 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.7% | 72.1% | 4.4% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 87.6% | 1.1% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Russia or South Africa?
- Russia, at 85.2% against 84.8% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Russia and South Africa?
- 0.4%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Russia and South Africa rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Russia ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 55th 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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About this data
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+).