Nigeria vs Samoa: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults

Nigeria
1,310
in 2020
Samoa
1,345
in 2020
Nigeria rank
20th
Samoa rank
19th

Bank accounts per 1,000 adults over time

  • Nigeria
  • Samoa
2505007501.0k1.2k200420122020

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,345 against 1,310 in Nigeria, a difference of 35.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 20th and Samoa ranks 19th of 103 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 357.5 650.94 293.44 Samoa
2010s 747.17 951.85 204.67 Samoa
2020s 1,310 1,345 34.61 Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank accounts per 1,000 adults, Nigeria or Samoa?
Samoa, at 1,345 against 1,310 in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in bank accounts per 1,000 adults between Nigeria and Samoa?
35, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Samoa?
14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
How do Nigeria and Samoa rank globally for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
Nigeria ranks 20th and Samoa ranks 19th 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.