Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a
Costa Rica
74.5%
in 2024
Uruguay
74.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
63rd
Uruguay rank
65th
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 74.5% against 74.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 65th of 106 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.3% | 47.1% | 21.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 73.3% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 74.5% against 74.2% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 65th 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, male (% 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 (male, % age 15+).