Botswana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults

Botswana
815.32
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
793.26
in 2018
Botswana rank
42nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th

Bank accounts per 1,000 adults over time

  • Botswana
  • Sao Tome and Principe
200400600800200420122020

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 815.32 against 793.26 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 22.06.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 103 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 449 315.25 133.75 Botswana
2010s 627.35 683.23 55.87 Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank accounts per 1,000 adults, Botswana or Sao Tome and Principe?
Botswana, at 815.32 against 793.26 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2020.
What is the difference in bank accounts per 1,000 adults between Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?
22.06, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
Botswana ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults
Source
Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,400 data points, 2004–2021
Last refreshed

For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.