Russian Federation vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Commercial bank branches

Russian Federation
21.25 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.01 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Russian Federation rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

Commercial bank branches over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
010203040200420142024

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 21.25 per 100,000 adults against 4.01 per 100,000 adults in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 17.24 per 100,000 adults.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 5.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Russian Federation ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 31.6 per 100,000 adults 2.09 per 100,000 adults 29.51 per 100,000 adults Russian Federation
2010s 32.87 per 100,000 adults 3.76 per 100,000 adults 29.11 per 100,000 adults Russian Federation
2020s 22.24 per 100,000 adults 3.9 per 100,000 adults 18.34 per 100,000 adults Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Russian Federation, at 21.25 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 Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?
17.24 per 100,000 adults, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial bank branches?
Russian Federation ranks 38th 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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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

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.