How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?

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

Canada vs Ireland: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Canada

98.5%

in 2024

Ireland

98.6%

in 2024

Canada rank

21st

Ireland rank

18th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Canada
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 98.6% against 98.5% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 21st and Ireland ranks 18th of 105 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
2010s	99.1%	96.4%	2.8%	Canada
2020s	99.2%	99.1%	0.1%	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Canada or Ireland?: Ireland, at 98.6% against 98.5% in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Canada and Ireland?: 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Canada ranks 21st and Ireland ranks 18th 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, secondary education or more (% 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, secondary education or more (% 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 (secondary education or more, % of population ages 15+).