How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Korea?

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.

Israel vs South Korea: Account ownership at a financial institution … older

Israel

97.7%

in 2024

South Korea

96.7%

in 2024

Israel rank

23rd

South Korea rank

25th

Account ownership at a financial institution … older over time

Israel
South Korea

How they compare

Israel currently reports 97.7% against 96.7% in South Korea, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was South Korea ahead.

Israel ranks 23rd and South Korea ranks 25th of 106 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
2010s	96.7%	96.6%	0.1%	Israel
2020s	98.2%	97.7%	0.5%	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Israel or South Korea?: Israel, at 97.7% against 96.7% in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Israel and South Korea?: 1.0%, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Korea?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Israel and South Korea rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Israel ranks 23rd and South Korea ranks 25th 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: 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 (older adults, % of population ages 25+).