Denmark vs Sweden: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a
Denmark
98.7%
in 2024
Sweden
98.6%
in 2024
Denmark rank
9th
Sweden rank
10th
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 98.7% against 98.6% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 10th of 117 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.5% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 98.7% against 98.6% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Denmark ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 10th of 117 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 (% of population ages 15+). 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 (% age 15+).