Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a
Guinea
36.0%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
38.6%
in 2024
Guinea rank
108th
Sierra Leone rank
106th
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 38.6% against 36.0% in Guinea, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea ranks 108th and Sierra Leone ranks 106th of 117 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.4% | 16.9% | 5.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 33.7% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 38.6% against 36.0% in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 2.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Guinea ranks 108th and Sierra Leone ranks 106th 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+).