What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Iceland and Malta?

0.18 per 100,000 adults, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?

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.

Iceland vs Malta: Commercial bank branches

Iceland

20.44 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Malta

20.62 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Iceland rank

41st

Malta rank

40th

Commercial bank branches over time

Iceland
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 20.62 per 100,000 adults against 20.44 per 100,000 adults in Iceland, a difference of 0.18 per 100,000 adults.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 41st and Malta ranks 40th of 184 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Malta	Difference	Ahead
2000s	76.18 per 100,000 adults	39.05 per 100,000 adults	37.13 per 100,000 adults	Iceland
2010s	40.8 per 100,000 adults	35.47 per 100,000 adults	5.33 per 100,000 adults	Iceland
2020s	24.66 per 100,000 adults	22.16 per 100,000 adults	2.5 per 100,000 adults	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Iceland or Malta?: Malta, at 20.62 per 100,000 adults against 20.44 per 100,000 adults in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Iceland and Malta?: 0.18 per 100,000 adults, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for commercial bank branches?: Iceland ranks 41st and Malta ranks 40th 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.