How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?

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, female (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sweden vs United States: Account ownership at a financial institution … female

Sweden

97.6%

in 2024

United States

97.1%

in 2024

Sweden rank

20th

United States rank

22nd

Account ownership at a financial institution … female over time

Sweden
United States

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 97.6% against 97.1% in United States, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 20th and United States ranks 22nd of 106 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	United States	Difference	Ahead
2010s	99.6%	90.5%	9.1%	Sweden
2020s	98.8%	97.0%	1.9%	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Sweden or United States?: Sweden, at 97.6% against 97.1% in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Sweden and United States?: 0.5%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Sweden and United States rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Sweden ranks 20th and United States ranks 22nd 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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Indicator: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, female (% 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: 118 places, 590 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 (female, % age 15+).