Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Account, primary education or less
Account, primary education or less over time
- Japan
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 97.6% against 52.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 44.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 12th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 106 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.2% | 39.2% | 49.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 54.5% | 41.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher account, primary education or less, Japan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Japan, at 97.6% against 52.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account, primary education or less between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 44.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for account, primary education or less?
- Japan ranks 12th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Findex database, published as Account, primary education or less (% 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"), primary education or less (% ages 15+)