Which has higher bank accounts per 1,000 adults, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 44.62 against 33.07 in Burundi as of 2018.

What is the difference in bank accounts per 1,000 adults between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?

11.55, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?

12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2015.

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.

Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults

Burundi

33.07

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo

44.62

in 2018

Burundi rank

101st

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

98th

Bank accounts per 1,000 adults over time

Burundi
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 44.62 against 33.07 in Burundi, a difference of 11.55.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 101st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 98th of 103 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	18.2	3.74	14.46	Burundi
2010s	32.7	30.33	2.36	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank accounts per 1,000 adults, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 44.62 against 33.07 in Burundi as of 2018.
What is the difference in bank accounts per 1,000 adults between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 11.55, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2015.
How do Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?: Burundi ranks 101st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 98th 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: 21 August 2026

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