Ghana vs Malaysia: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults

Ghana
762.37
in 2020
Malaysia
714.4
in 2021
Ghana rank
48th
Malaysia rank
51st

Bank accounts per 1,000 adults over time

  • Ghana
  • Malaysia
200400600800200520132021

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 762.37 against 714.4 in Malaysia, a difference of 47.97.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Malaysia ahead.

Ghana ranks 48th and Malaysia ranks 51st of 103 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Malaysia Difference Ahead
2010s 596.24 735.85 139.62 Malaysia
2020s 762.37 705.85 56.52 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank accounts per 1,000 adults, Ghana or Malaysia?
Ghana, at 762.37 against 714.4 in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in bank accounts per 1,000 adults between Ghana and Malaysia?
47.97, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malaysia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Malaysia rank globally for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
Ghana ranks 48th and Malaysia ranks 51st 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.