Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Commercial bank branches
Commercial bank branches over time
- Romania
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Romania currently reports 20.76 per 100,000 adults against 4.01 per 100,000 adults in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.75 per 100,000 adults.
That makes Romania's figure about 5.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 186 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5 per 100,000 adults | 2.5 per 100,000 adults | 34 per 100,000 adults | Romania |
| 2010s | 29.95 per 100,000 adults | 3.76 per 100,000 adults | 26.18 per 100,000 adults | Romania |
| 2020s | 21.59 per 100,000 adults | 3.9 per 100,000 adults | 17.69 per 100,000 adults | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial bank branches, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Romania, at 20.76 per 100,000 adults against 4.01 per 100,000 adults in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 16.75 per 100,000 adults, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial bank branches?
- Romania ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th 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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About this data
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.