Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Ireland or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 100.0% against 99.0% in Ireland as of 2024.

What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Ireland and United Kingdom?

1.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom?

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.

Ireland vs United Kingdom: Account ownership at a financial institution … poorest

Ireland

99.0%

in 2024

United Kingdom

100.0%

in 2024

Ireland rank

4th

United Kingdom rank

1st

Account ownership at a financial institution … poorest over time

Ireland
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 100.0% against 99.0% in Ireland, a difference of 1.0%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 102 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2010s	92.8%	96.4%	3.6%	United Kingdom
2020s	99.2%	99.8%	0.6%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Ireland or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 100.0% against 99.0% in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Ireland and United Kingdom?: 1.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Ireland and United Kingdom rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Ireland ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 1st 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: 29 October 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+).