Which has higher bank branches per 100,000 adults, Saudi Arabia or United States of America?

Saudi Arabia, at 1,501 against 138.25 in United States of America as of 2021.

What is the difference in bank branches per 100,000 adults between Saudi Arabia and United States of America?

1,363, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States of America?

18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.

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.

Saudi Arabia vs United States of America: Bank branches per 100,000 adults

Saudi Arabia

1,501

in 2021

United States of America

138.25

in 2021

Saudi Arabia rank

1st

United States of America rank

4th

Bank branches per 100,000 adults over time

Saudi Arabia
United States of America

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1,501 against 138.25 in United States of America, a difference of 1,363.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 10.9 times United States of America's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,459	162.3	1,297	Saudi Arabia
2010s	1,696	158.42	1,537	Saudi Arabia
2020s	1,549	141.42	1,408	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank branches per 100,000 adults, Saudi Arabia or United States of America?: Saudi Arabia, at 1,501 against 138.25 in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank branches per 100,000 adults between Saudi Arabia and United States of America?: 1,363, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States of America?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
How do Saudi Arabia and United States of America rank globally for bank branches per 100,000 adults?: Saudi Arabia ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th 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.