Kenya vs Rwanda: Commercial bank branches
Kenya
4.52 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Rwanda
4.75 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Kenya rank
144th
Rwanda rank
143rd
Commercial bank branches over time
- Kenya
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 4.75 per 100,000 adults against 4.52 per 100,000 adults in Kenya, a difference of 0.23 per 100,000 adults.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 144th and Rwanda ranks 143rd of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.39 per 100,000 adults | 2.09 per 100,000 adults | 1.3 per 100,000 adults | Kenya |
| 2010s | 5.28 per 100,000 adults | 5.73 per 100,000 adults | 0.4519 per 100,000 adults | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 4.62 per 100,000 adults | 3.94 per 100,000 adults | 0.6827 per 100,000 adults | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial bank branches, Kenya or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 4.75 per 100,000 adults against 4.52 per 100,000 adults in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Kenya and Rwanda?
- 0.23 per 100,000 adults, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for commercial bank branches?
- Kenya ranks 144th and Rwanda ranks 143rd 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.