How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?

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.

Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Costa Rica

81.1%

in 2024

Nigeria

79.7%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

61st

Nigeria rank

64th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Costa Rica
Nigeria

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 81.1% against 79.7% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.4%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 61st and Nigeria ranks 64th of 105 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2010s	68.7%	53.2%	15.5%	Costa Rica
2020s	80.5%	72.4%	8.1%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Costa Rica or Nigeria?: Costa Rica, at 81.1% against 79.7% in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Costa Rica and Nigeria?: 1.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Costa Rica ranks 61st and Nigeria ranks 64th 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+).