Costa Rica vs South Africa: Account, young

Costa Rica
67.1%
in 2024
South Africa
66.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
54th
South Africa rank
56th

Account, young over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 67.1% against 66.6% in South Africa, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 56th of 107 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 58.1% 52.4% 5.7% Costa Rica
2020s 72.1% 72.8% 0.7% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account, young, Costa Rica or South Africa?
Costa Rica, at 67.1% against 66.6% in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in account, young between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for account, young?
Costa Rica ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 56th of 107 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Findex database, published as Account, young (% ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Account, young (% ages 15-24)
Unit
% ages 15-24
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"), young (% ages 15-24)