How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?

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.

Ireland vs New Zealand: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Ireland

98.3%

in 2024

New Zealand

98.4%

in 2024

Ireland rank

17th

New Zealand rank

14th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Ireland
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 98.4% against 98.3% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was New Zealand ahead.

Ireland ranks 17th and New Zealand ranks 14th of 106 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2010s	96.1%	99.7%	3.6%	New Zealand
2020s	98.9%	98.9%	0.0%	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, Ireland or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 98.4% against 98.3% in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Ireland and New Zealand?: 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Ireland ranks 17th and New Zealand ranks 14th 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: 17 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+).