How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?

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.

France vs United Kingdom: Account ownership at a financial institution … secondary

France

99.4%

in 2024

United Kingdom

99.2%

in 2024

France rank

6th

United Kingdom rank

7th

Account ownership at a financial institution … secondary over time

France
United Kingdom

How they compare

France currently reports 99.4% against 99.2% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.

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

France ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 105 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2010s	97.1%	98.4%	1.3%	United Kingdom
2020s	99.6%	99.6%	0.0%	United Kingdom

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 United Kingdom?: France, at 99.4% against 99.2% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between France and United Kingdom?: 0.2%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: France ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 7th 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: 29 October 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+).