New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Account ownership at a financial institution or with a
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time
- New Zealand
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 98.5% against 52.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 46.2%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 106 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.3% | 29.2% | 70.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 47.8% | 51.1% | 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, New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- New Zealand, at 98.5% against 52.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 46.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- New Zealand ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th 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+).