Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs United States of America: Account, older

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
63.4%
in 2024
United States of America
98.8%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th
United States of America rank
10th

Account, older over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • United States of America
20406080100201120172024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 98.8% against 63.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 35.4%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 10th of 12 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) United States of America Difference Ahead
2010s 36.8% 93.1% 56.3% United States of America
2020s 57.8% 97.0% 39.2% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account, older, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or United States of America?
United States of America, at 98.8% against 63.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in account, older between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States of America?
35.4%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States of America?
5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States of America rank globally for account, older?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 10th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Global Findex database, published as Account, older (% age 25+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Account, older (% age 25+)
Unit
% age 25+
Source
Global Findex database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
119 places, 595 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed

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"), older (% age 25+)