France vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

France
98.1%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
44.2%
in 2024
France rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

France currently reports 98.1% against 44.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 53.9%.

That makes France's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 105 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2010s 86.9% 21.6% 65.3% France
2020s 97.0% 39.8% 57.2% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, France or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
France, at 98.1% against 44.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
53.9%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
France ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th 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

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+).