Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Commercial bank branches

Sierra Leone
2.13 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Zambia
2.51 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
176th
Zambia rank
173rd

Commercial bank branches over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zambia
12345200420142024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.51 per 100,000 adults against 2.13 per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.38 per 100,000 adults.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Sierra Leone ranks 176th and Zambia ranks 173rd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.68 per 100,000 adults 3.24 per 100,000 adults 1.57 per 100,000 adults Zambia
2010s 2.85 per 100,000 adults 4.12 per 100,000 adults 1.27 per 100,000 adults Zambia
2020s 2.33 per 100,000 adults 2.71 per 100,000 adults 0.3784 per 100,000 adults Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.51 per 100,000 adults against 2.13 per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
0.38 per 100,000 adults, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for commercial bank branches?
Sierra Leone ranks 176th and Zambia ranks 173rd 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.