How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?

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.

Cameroon vs Nigeria: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Cameroon

44.9%

in 2024

Nigeria

46.7%

in 2024

Cameroon rank

78th

Nigeria rank

75th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Cameroon
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 46.7% against 44.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 78th and Nigeria ranks 75th of 102 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2010s	13.4%	23.0%	9.6%	Nigeria
2020s	39.4%	39.7%	0.3%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Cameroon or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 46.7% against 44.9% in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Cameroon and Nigeria?: 1.8%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Cameroon ranks 78th and Nigeria ranks 75th 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+).