What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.58 per 100,000 adults, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?

17 years are reported by both, from 2008 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.

Korea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Commercial bank branches

Korea

12.39 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

12.97 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Korea rank

86th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

83rd

Commercial bank branches over time

Korea
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 12.97 per 100,000 adults against 12.39 per 100,000 adults in Korea, a difference of 0.58 per 100,000 adults.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 86th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd of 186 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	18.51 per 100,000 adults	21.08 per 100,000 adults	2.58 per 100,000 adults	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	16.87 per 100,000 adults	26.47 per 100,000 adults	9.61 per 100,000 adults	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	13.17 per 100,000 adults	15.39 per 100,000 adults	2.23 per 100,000 adults	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Korea or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.97 per 100,000 adults against 12.39 per 100,000 adults in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.58 per 100,000 adults, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Korea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for commercial bank branches?: Korea ranks 86th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd 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.