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

Ethiopia
136.68
in 2012
Sierra Leone
156.77
in 2012
Ethiopia rank
89th
Sierra Leone rank
86th

Bank accounts per 1,000 adults over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
5075100125150175200620092012

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 156.77 against 136.68 in Ethiopia, a difference of 20.09.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 89th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 103 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 77.8 74.73 3.07 Ethiopia
2010s 117.1 153.92 36.81 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank accounts per 1,000 adults, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 156.77 against 136.68 in Ethiopia as of 2012.
What is the difference in bank accounts per 1,000 adults between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
20.09, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2012.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
Ethiopia ranks 89th 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.