How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?

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, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Japan: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Australia

96.8%

in 2024

Japan

97.7%

in 2024

Australia rank

17th

Japan rank

15th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Australia
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 97.7% against 96.8% in Australia, a difference of 0.9%.

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

Australia ranks 17th and Japan ranks 15th of 102 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2010s	99.1%	96.6%	2.5%	Australia
2020s	97.6%	98.1%	0.5%	Japan

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 Japan?: Japan, at 97.7% against 96.8% in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Australia and Japan?: 0.9%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Australia and Japan rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Australia ranks 17th and Japan ranks 15th of 102 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, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+). 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, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+)
Unit: % of population ages 15+
Source: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 114 places, 570 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed: 03 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 (poorest 40%, share of population ages 15+).