Korea vs United States of America: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a
Korea
94.2%
in 2024
United States of America
95.6%
in 2024
Korea rank
21st
United States of America rank
20th
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 95.6% against 94.2% in Korea, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 20th of 102 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.3% | 83.8% | 8.5% | Korea |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 93.4% | 2.1% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Korea or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 95.6% against 94.2% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Korea and United States of America?
- 1.4%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Korea ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 20th 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+).