Colombia vs Costa Rica: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults

Colombia
1,596
in 2021
Costa Rica
1,456
in 2020
Colombia rank
11th
Costa Rica rank
14th

Bank accounts per 1,000 adults over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1,596 against 1,456 in Costa Rica, a difference of 140.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 11th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 103 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 1,069 950.15 119.06 Colombia
2010s 1,328 1,128 199.67 Colombia
2020s 1,804 1,456 347.38 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank accounts per 1,000 adults, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Colombia, at 1,596 against 1,456 in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank accounts per 1,000 adults between Colombia and Costa Rica?
140, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
Colombia ranks 11th and Costa Rica ranks 14th 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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About this data

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.