Colombia vs El Salvador: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Colombia
36.2%
in 2024
El Salvador
36.5%
in 2024
Colombia rank
88th
El Salvador rank
87th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 36.5% against 36.2% in Colombia, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Colombia ranks 88th and El Salvador ranks 87th of 105 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
2010s 22.7% 17.2% 5.6% Colombia
2020s 42.1% 32.2% 9.9% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 36.5% against 36.2% in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Colombia and El Salvador?
0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
Colombia ranks 88th and El Salvador ranks 87th 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

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

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+).