What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Bangladesh and Nicaragua?

0.24 per 100,000 adults, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nicaragua?

21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.

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.

Bangladesh vs Nicaragua: Commercial bank branches

Bangladesh

9.14 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Nicaragua

9.38 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

107th

Nicaragua rank

106th

Commercial bank branches over time

Bangladesh
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 9.38 per 100,000 adults against 9.14 per 100,000 adults in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.24 per 100,000 adults.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 107th and Nicaragua ranks 106th of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.07 per 100,000 adults	7.11 per 100,000 adults	0.0332 per 100,000 adults	Nicaragua
2010s	8.51 per 100,000 adults	8.66 per 100,000 adults	0.1503 per 100,000 adults	Nicaragua
2020s	9.21 per 100,000 adults	8.33 per 100,000 adults	0.8716 per 100,000 adults	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Bangladesh or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 9.38 per 100,000 adults against 9.14 per 100,000 adults in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Bangladesh and Nicaragua?: 0.24 per 100,000 adults, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nicaragua?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Nicaragua rank globally for commercial bank branches?: Bangladesh ranks 107th and Nicaragua ranks 106th 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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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: 28 August 2026

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.