Gambia vs Senegal: Commercial bank branches
Gambia
5.64 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Senegal
5.27 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Gambia rank
135th
Senegal rank
138th
Commercial bank branches over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 5.64 per 100,000 adults against 5.27 per 100,000 adults in Senegal, a difference of 0.37 per 100,000 adults.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 135th and Senegal ranks 138th of 184 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.92 per 100,000 adults | 3.01 per 100,000 adults | 0.9054 per 100,000 adults | Gambia |
| 2010s | 6.53 per 100,000 adults | 4.88 per 100,000 adults | 1.65 per 100,000 adults | Gambia |
| 2020s | 5.78 per 100,000 adults | 5.23 per 100,000 adults | 0.5455 per 100,000 adults | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial bank branches, Gambia or Senegal?
- Gambia, at 5.64 per 100,000 adults against 5.27 per 100,000 adults in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Gambia and Senegal?
- 0.37 per 100,000 adults, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for commercial bank branches?
- Gambia ranks 135th and Senegal ranks 138th 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.