Congo vs Sierra Leone: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults

Congo
153.79
in 2017
Sierra Leone
156.77
in 2012
Congo rank
88th
Sierra Leone rank
86th

Bank accounts per 1,000 adults over time

  • Congo
  • Sierra Leone
050100150200420102017

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 156.77 against 153.79 in Congo, a difference of 2.98.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 103 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 37.49 74.73 37.25 Sierra Leone
2010s 69.61 153.92 84.3 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank accounts per 1,000 adults, Congo or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 156.77 against 153.79 in Congo as of 2012.
What is the difference in bank accounts per 1,000 adults between Congo and Sierra Leone?
2.98, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?
7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2012.
How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
Congo ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th 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.