What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Portugal and United States?

1.7%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States?

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.

Portugal vs United States: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Portugal

95.4%

in 2024

United States

97.1%

in 2024

Portugal rank

28th

United States rank

26th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Portugal
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 97.1% against 95.4% in Portugal, a difference of 1.7%.

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

Portugal ranks 28th and United States ranks 26th of 105 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	United States	Difference	Ahead
2010s	92.4%	92.9%	0.5%	United States
2020s	94.7%	96.7%	2.0%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Portugal or United States?: United States, at 97.1% against 95.4% in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Portugal and United States?: 1.7%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Portugal and United States rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Portugal ranks 28th and United States ranks 26th 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: 17 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+).