How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?

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, older adults (% of population ages 25+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Gabon: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Costa Rica

72.3%

in 2024

Gabon

71.3%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

65th

Gabon rank

68th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Costa Rica
Gabon

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 72.3% against 71.3% in Gabon, a difference of 1.0%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 65th and Gabon ranks 68th of 106 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
2010s	61.9%	39.8%	22.1%	Costa Rica
2020s	69.0%	68.2%	0.8%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Costa Rica or Gabon?: Costa Rica, at 72.3% against 71.3% in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Costa Rica and Gabon?: 1.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Costa Rica ranks 65th and Gabon ranks 68th 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, older adults (% of population ages 25+). 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, older adults (% of population ages 25+)
Unit: % of population ages 25+
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: 03 September 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 (older adults, % of population ages 25+).