Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Account ownership at a financial institution or with a
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time
- Australia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Australia currently reports 98.7% against 48.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 50.5%.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 106 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.8% | 26.5% | 71.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 45.9% | 53.5% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Australia, at 98.7% against 48.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 50.5%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Australia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 106 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, young adults (% of population ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 (young adults, % of population ages 15-24).