Which has higher bank branches per 100,000 adults, Hong Kong, China or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 20.61 against 19.83 in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.

What is the difference in bank branches per 100,000 adults between Hong Kong, China and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.78, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sao Tome and Principe?

11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Sao Tome and Principe: Bank branches per 100,000 adults

Hong Kong, China

19.83

in 2021

Sao Tome and Principe

20.61

in 2018

Hong Kong, China rank

53rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

52nd

Bank branches per 100,000 adults over time

Hong Kong, China
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 20.61 against 19.83 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.78.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 53rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 52nd of 185 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	23.66	21.9	1.75	Hong Kong, China
2010s	22.46	28.03	5.57	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank branches per 100,000 adults, Hong Kong, China or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 20.61 against 19.83 in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in bank branches per 100,000 adults between Hong Kong, China and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.78, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sao Tome and Principe?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for bank branches per 100,000 adults?: Hong Kong, China ranks 53rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 52nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Bank branches per 100,000 adults
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 3,022 data points, 2004–2021
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.