What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Iraq and Nigeria?

0.05 per 100,000 adults, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?

19 years are reported by both, from 2006 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.

Iraq vs Nigeria: Commercial bank branches

Iraq

3.33 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Nigeria

3.28 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Iraq rank

159th

Nigeria rank

160th

Commercial bank branches over time

Iraq
Nigeria

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 3.33 per 100,000 adults against 3.28 per 100,000 adults in Nigeria, a difference of 0.05 per 100,000 adults.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Nigeria ahead.

Iraq ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 160th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.65 per 100,000 adults	5.21 per 100,000 adults	1.57 per 100,000 adults	Nigeria
2010s	4.57 per 100,000 adults	5.1 per 100,000 adults	0.53 per 100,000 adults	Nigeria
2020s	3.48 per 100,000 adults	3.71 per 100,000 adults	0.2301 per 100,000 adults	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Iraq or Nigeria?: Iraq, at 3.33 per 100,000 adults against 3.28 per 100,000 adults in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Iraq and Nigeria?: 0.05 per 100,000 adults, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for commercial bank branches?: Iraq ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 160th 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.