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

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 Sweden: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Australia

96.8%

in 2024

Sweden

96.6%

in 2024

Australia rank

17th

Sweden rank

19th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Australia
Sweden

How they compare

Australia currently reports 96.8% against 96.6% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sweden ahead.

Australia ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 19th of 102 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2010s	99.1%	99.0%	0.1%	Australia
2020s	97.6%	97.9%	0.4%	Sweden

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 Sweden?: Australia, at 96.8% against 96.6% in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Australia and Sweden?: 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Australia ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 19th 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+).