Benin vs Burkina Faso: Commercial bank branches
Benin
2.52 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Burkina Faso
2.69 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Benin rank
170th
Burkina Faso rank
168th
Commercial bank branches over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2.69 per 100,000 adults against 2.52 per 100,000 adults in Benin, a difference of 0.17 per 100,000 adults.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 170th and Burkina Faso ranks 168th of 184 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 per 100,000 adults | 1.37 per 100,000 adults | 0.367 per 100,000 adults | Benin |
| 2010s | 3.22 per 100,000 adults | 2.49 per 100,000 adults | 0.7248 per 100,000 adults | Benin |
| 2020s | 2.89 per 100,000 adults | 2.8 per 100,000 adults | 0.0905 per 100,000 adults | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial bank branches, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 2.69 per 100,000 adults against 2.52 per 100,000 adults in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.17 per 100,000 adults, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for commercial bank branches?
- Benin ranks 170th and Burkina Faso ranks 168th 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
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.