Kuwait vs Qatar: Commercial bank branches
Kuwait
10.08 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Qatar
10.02 per 100,000 adults
in 2021
Kuwait rank
101st
Qatar rank
103rd
Commercial bank branches over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 10.08 per 100,000 adults against 10.02 per 100,000 adults in Qatar, a difference of 0.06 per 100,000 adults.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 101st and Qatar ranks 103rd of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.64 per 100,000 adults | 19.36 per 100,000 adults | 4.72 per 100,000 adults | Qatar |
| 2010s | 14.18 per 100,000 adults | 14.07 per 100,000 adults | 0.1165 per 100,000 adults | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 11.92 per 100,000 adults | 9.56 per 100,000 adults | 2.37 per 100,000 adults | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial bank branches, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 10.08 per 100,000 adults against 10.02 per 100,000 adults in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.06 per 100,000 adults, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for commercial bank branches?
- Kuwait ranks 101st and Qatar ranks 103rd 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.