How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?

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

Brazil vs Malaysia: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Brazil

71.7%

in 2024

Malaysia

74.4%

in 2024

Brazil rank

42nd

Malaysia rank

40th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Brazil
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 74.4% against 71.7% in Brazil, a difference of 2.7%.

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

Brazil ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 40th of 105 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	56.7%	56.1%	0.6%	Brazil
2020s	76.5%	73.1%	3.4%	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Brazil or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 74.4% against 71.7% in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Brazil and Malaysia?: 2.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Malaysia rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Brazil ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 40th of 105 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, primary education or less (% 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, primary education or less (% 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: 117 places, 585 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 (primary education or less, % of population ages 15+).