How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?

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.

Costa Rica vs Gabon: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Costa Rica

62.8%

in 2024

Gabon

60.0%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

63rd

Gabon rank

65th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Costa Rica
Gabon

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 62.8% against 60.0% in Gabon, a difference of 2.8%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Gabon ranks 65th of 102 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
2010s	50.1%	25.3%	24.8%	Costa Rica
2020s	60.0%	59.3%	0.7%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Costa Rica or Gabon?: Costa Rica, at 62.8% against 60.0% in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Costa Rica and Gabon?: 2.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Gabon ranks 65th 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+).