What is the difference in commercial bank branches between IDA & IBRD total and Samoa?

15.13 per 100,000 adults, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Samoa?

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.

IDA & IBRD total vs Samoa: Commercial bank branches

IDA & IBRD total

8.72 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Samoa

23.85 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

IDA & IBRD total rank

29th

Samoa rank

30th

Commercial bank branches over time

IDA & IBRD total
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 23.85 per 100,000 adults against 8.72 per 100,000 adults in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 15.13 per 100,000 adults.

That makes Samoa's figure about 2.7 times IDA & IBRD total's.

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

IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th and Samoa ranks 30th of 46 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.81 per 100,000 adults	20.89 per 100,000 adults	15.08 per 100,000 adults	Samoa
2010s	8.31 per 100,000 adults	21.57 per 100,000 adults	13.26 per 100,000 adults	Samoa
2020s	8.93 per 100,000 adults	25.6 per 100,000 adults	16.67 per 100,000 adults	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, IDA & IBRD total or Samoa?: Samoa, at 23.85 per 100,000 adults against 8.72 per 100,000 adults in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between IDA & IBRD total and Samoa?: 15.13 per 100,000 adults, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Samoa?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Samoa rank globally for commercial bank branches?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th and Samoa ranks 30th of 46 groups.
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.