Afghanistan vs Malawi: Commercial bank branches

Afghanistan
2.04 per 100,000 adults
in 2019
Malawi
1.71 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
176th
Malawi rank
177th

Commercial bank branches over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Malawi
0123200420142024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2.04 per 100,000 adults against 1.71 per 100,000 adults in Malawi, a difference of 0.33 per 100,000 adults.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malawi ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 176th and Malawi ranks 177th of 184 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 1.27 per 100,000 adults 1.54 per 100,000 adults 0.2714 per 100,000 adults Malawi
2010s 2.33 per 100,000 adults 2.68 per 100,000 adults 0.3431 per 100,000 adults Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Afghanistan or Malawi?
Afghanistan, at 2.04 per 100,000 adults against 1.71 per 100,000 adults in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Afghanistan and Malawi?
0.33 per 100,000 adults, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for commercial bank branches?
Afghanistan ranks 176th and Malawi ranks 177th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IMF Financial Access Survey, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Commercial bank branches. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Commercial bank branches
Unit
per 100,000 adults
Source
IMF Financial Access Survey, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,628 data points, 2004–2024
Last refreshed

Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks to provide financial services to customers.