El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a
El Salvador
24.7%
in 2024
Nicaragua
19.6%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
98th
Nicaragua rank
100th
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 24.7% against 19.6% in Nicaragua, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Nicaragua ahead.
El Salvador ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 100th of 102 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.4% | 11.3% | 4.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 20.5% | 3.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 24.7% against 19.6% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 5.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- El Salvador ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 100th 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+).