Japan vs Low income: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Japan
97.7%
in 2024
Low income
37.3%
in 2024
Japan rank
15th
Low income rank
12th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

  • Japan
  • Low income
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 97.7% against 37.3% in Low income, a difference of 60.4%.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.6 times Low income's.

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

Japan ranks 15th and Low income ranks 12th of 102 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low income Difference Ahead
2010s 96.6% 13.4% 83.2% Japan
2020s 98.1% 31.6% 66.5% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Japan or Low income?
Japan, at 97.7% against 37.3% in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Japan and Low income?
60.4%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low income?
5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Japan and Low income rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
Japan ranks 15th and Low income ranks 12th 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

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

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+).