How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong 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.

Hong Kong vs Ireland: Account ownership at a financial institution … secondary

Hong Kong

98.5%

in 2024

Ireland

98.6%

in 2024

Hong Kong rank

19th

Ireland rank

18th

Account ownership at a financial institution … secondary over time

Hong Kong
Ireland

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Ireland ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 19th and Ireland ranks 18th of 105 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
2010s	95.1%	96.4%	1.3%	Ireland
2020s	98.3%	99.1%	0.8%	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Hong Kong or Ireland?: Ireland, at 98.6% against 98.5% in Hong Kong as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Hong Kong and Ireland?: 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Ireland?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Ireland rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Hong Kong ranks 19th 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: 12 November 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+).