What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Iceland and IDA only?

16.5 per 100,000 adults, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and IDA only?

21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Iceland vs IDA only: Commercial bank branches

Iceland

20.44 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

IDA only

3.94 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Iceland rank

41st

IDA only rank

41st

Commercial bank branches over time

Iceland
IDA only

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 20.44 per 100,000 adults against 3.94 per 100,000 adults in IDA only, a difference of 16.5 per 100,000 adults.

That makes Iceland's figure about 5.2 times IDA only's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 41st and IDA only ranks 41st of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	IDA only	Difference	Ahead
2000s	76.18 per 100,000 adults	2.11 per 100,000 adults	74.07 per 100,000 adults	Iceland
2010s	40.8 per 100,000 adults	3.46 per 100,000 adults	37.34 per 100,000 adults	Iceland
2020s	24.66 per 100,000 adults	3.81 per 100,000 adults	20.85 per 100,000 adults	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Iceland or IDA only?: Iceland, at 20.44 per 100,000 adults against 3.94 per 100,000 adults in IDA only as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Iceland and IDA only?: 16.5 per 100,000 adults, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and IDA only?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Iceland and IDA only rank globally for commercial bank branches?: Iceland ranks 41st and IDA only ranks 41st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Commercial 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: Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults)
Unit: per 100,000 adults
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 4,635 data points, 2004–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.