How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?

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.

Cameroon vs Malawi: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Cameroon

44.6%

in 2024

Malawi

43.3%

in 2024

Cameroon rank

76th

Malawi rank

77th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Cameroon
Malawi

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 44.6% against 43.3% in Malawi, a difference of 1.3%.

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

Cameroon ranks 76th and Malawi ranks 77th of 105 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2010s	15.3%	16.6%	1.2%	Malawi
2020s	40.9%	38.3%	2.6%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Cameroon or Malawi?: Cameroon, at 44.6% against 43.3% in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Cameroon and Malawi?: 1.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Cameroon ranks 76th and Malawi ranks 77th 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+).