Panama vs Sao Tome and Principe: Bank branches per 100,000 adults

Panama
19.46
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
20.61
in 2018
Panama rank
54th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
52nd

Bank branches per 100,000 adults over time

  • Panama
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0102030200720142021

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 20.61 against 19.46 in Panama, a difference of 1.15.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

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

Panama ranks 54th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 52nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 22.42 21.9 0.5126 Panama
2010s 22.89 28.03 5.14 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, Panama or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 20.61 against 19.46 in Panama as of 2018.
What is the difference in bank branches per 100,000 adults between Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.15, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Panama and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
Panama ranks 54th 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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About this data

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

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