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

0.08 per 100,000 adults, with Viet Nam ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 2009 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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Viet Nam: Commercial bank branches

Lao People's Democratic Republic

3.02 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Viet Nam

3.1 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

164th

Viet Nam rank

163rd

Commercial bank branches over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 3.1 per 100,000 adults against 3.02 per 100,000 adults in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.08 per 100,000 adults.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 164th and Viet Nam ranks 163rd of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.32 per 100,000 adults	3.34 per 100,000 adults	1.02 per 100,000 adults	Viet Nam
2010s	2.83 per 100,000 adults	3.67 per 100,000 adults	0.8412 per 100,000 adults	Viet Nam
2020s	3 per 100,000 adults	3.23 per 100,000 adults	0.229 per 100,000 adults	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 3.1 per 100,000 adults against 3.02 per 100,000 adults in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?: 0.08 per 100,000 adults, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam rank globally for commercial bank branches?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 164th and Viet Nam ranks 163rd 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.