How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Saudi Arabia?

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.

Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Account ownership at a financial institution … poorest

Russia

70.6%

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

74.6%

in 2024

Russia rank

54th

Saudi Arabia rank

52nd

Account ownership at a financial institution … poorest over time

Russia
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 74.6% against 70.6% in Russia, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 54th and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd of 102 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	57.9%	54.1%	3.9%	Russia
2020s	78.2%	70.6%	7.6%	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Russia or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 74.6% against 70.6% in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Russia and Saudi Arabia?: 4.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Saudi Arabia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Russia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Russia ranks 54th and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd 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: 12 November 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+).