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

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.

Nigeria vs Tanzania: Account ownership at a financial institution … secondary

Nigeria

79.7%

in 2024

Tanzania

78.1%

in 2024

Nigeria rank

64th

Tanzania rank

67th

Account ownership at a financial institution … secondary over time

Nigeria
Tanzania

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 79.7% against 78.1% in Tanzania, a difference of 1.6%.

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

Nigeria ranks 64th and Tanzania ranks 67th of 105 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
2010s	53.2%	58.6%	5.5%	Tanzania
2020s	72.4%	75.8%	3.4%	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Nigeria or Tanzania?: Nigeria, at 79.7% against 78.1% in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Nigeria and Tanzania?: 1.6%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Nigeria ranks 64th and Tanzania ranks 67th 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+).