Cameroon vs Nigeria: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a
Cameroon
44.6%
in 2024
Nigeria
42.2%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
76th
Nigeria rank
78th
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 44.6% against 42.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 76th and Nigeria ranks 78th of 105 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.3% | 18.8% | 3.5% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 34.0% | 6.9% | 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 Nigeria?
- Cameroon, at 44.6% against 42.2% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 2.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Cameroon ranks 76th and Nigeria ranks 78th 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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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 (primary education or less, % of population ages 15+).