How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States of America?

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.

Sweden vs United States of America: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Sweden

96.6%

in 2024

United States of America

95.6%

in 2024

Sweden rank

19th

United States of America rank

20th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Sweden
United States of America

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 96.6% against 95.6% in United States of America, a difference of 1.0%.

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

Sweden ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 20th of 102 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2010s	99.0%	83.8%	15.2%	Sweden
2020s	97.9%	93.4%	4.5%	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Sweden or United States of America?: Sweden, at 96.6% against 95.6% in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Sweden and United States of America?: 1.0%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States of America?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Sweden and United States of America rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Sweden ranks 19th 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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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: 03 September 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+).