Australia vs United States of America: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a
Australia
96.8%
in 2024
United States of America
95.6%
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
United States of America rank
20th
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 96.8% against 95.6% in United States of America, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 20th of 102 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.1% | 83.8% | 15.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 93.4% | 4.1% | Australia |
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 United States of America?
- Australia, at 96.8% against 95.6% in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Australia and United States of America?
- 1.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Australia ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 20th 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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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 (poorest 40%, share of population ages 15+).