Uganda vs Zambia: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a
Uganda
76.9%
in 2024
Zambia
79.6%
in 2024
Uganda rank
61st
Zambia rank
59th
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 79.6% against 76.9% in Uganda, a difference of 2.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Zambia ahead.
Uganda ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 59th of 106 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.9% | 38.1% | 7.8% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 65.2% | 7.4% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Uganda or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 79.6% against 76.9% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Uganda and Zambia?
- 2.7%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Uganda ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 59th 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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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 (older adults, % of population ages 25+).