Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Account, income, poorest 40%
Account, income, poorest 40% over time
- Canada
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Canada currently reports 98.6% against 47.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 51.4%.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 103 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.2% | 22.8% | 74.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 42.8% | 56.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher account, income, poorest 40%, Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Canada, at 98.6% against 47.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account, income, poorest 40% between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 51.4%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for account, income, poorest 40%?
- Canada ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Findex database, published as Account, income, poorest 40% (% ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution (see the definition for "financial institution account") or report personally using a mobile money service in the past year (see the definition for "mobile money account"), poorest 40% (% ages 15+)