Canada vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Account ownership at a financial institution or with a
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time
- Canada
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Canada currently reports 98.6% against 59.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 39.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 102 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.2% | 35.6% | 61.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 59.3% | 39.7% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Canada or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Canada, at 98.6% against 59.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 39.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Canada ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th 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+).