What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sudan?

0.24 per 100,000 adults, with Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sudan?

10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.

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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Sudan: Commercial bank branches

Lao People's Democratic Republic

3.02 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Sudan

3.26 per 100,000 adults

in 2018

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

164th

Sudan rank

161st

Commercial bank branches over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 3.26 per 100,000 adults against 3.02 per 100,000 adults in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.24 per 100,000 adults.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 164th and Sudan ranks 161st of 184 countries.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.32 per 100,000 adults	2.51 per 100,000 adults	0.1932 per 100,000 adults	Sudan
2010s	2.8 per 100,000 adults	3.19 per 100,000 adults	0.3893 per 100,000 adults	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Sudan?: Sudan, at 3.26 per 100,000 adults against 3.02 per 100,000 adults in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sudan?: 0.24 per 100,000 adults, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sudan?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sudan rank globally for commercial bank branches?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 164th and Sudan ranks 161st 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.