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

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, young adults (% of population ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Burkina Faso

47.3%

in 2024

Nigeria

44.4%

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

82nd

Nigeria rank

84th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Burkina Faso
Nigeria

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 47.3% against 44.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 82nd and Nigeria ranks 84th of 106 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2010s	17.6%	29.9%	12.4%	Nigeria
2020s	41.2%	39.7%	1.6%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?: Burkina Faso, at 47.3% against 44.4% in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?: 2.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Burkina Faso ranks 82nd and Nigeria ranks 84th 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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Indicator: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, young adults (% of population ages 15-24)
Unit: % of population ages 15-24
Source: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 118 places, 590 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 (young adults, % of population ages 15-24).