Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a
Burkina Faso
44.0%
in 2024
Malawi
46.3%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
92nd
Malawi rank
89th
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 46.3% against 44.0% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Malawi ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Malawi ranks 89th of 106 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.3% | 20.2% | 0.9% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 42.2% | 4.9% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 46.3% against 44.0% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 2.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Malawi ranks 89th of 106 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, female (% 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 (female, % age 15+).