What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Lesotho and Mali?

0.11 per 100,000 adults, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mali?

21 years are reported by both, from 2004 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.

Lesotho vs Mali: Commercial bank branches

Lesotho

3.53 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Mali

3.64 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Lesotho rank

156th

Mali rank

155th

Commercial bank branches over time

Lesotho
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 3.64 per 100,000 adults against 3.53 per 100,000 adults in Lesotho, a difference of 0.11 per 100,000 adults.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 156th and Mali ranks 155th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Mali	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.24 per 100,000 adults	2.6 per 100,000 adults	0.3562 per 100,000 adults	Mali
2010s	3.68 per 100,000 adults	4.76 per 100,000 adults	1.08 per 100,000 adults	Mali
2020s	3.66 per 100,000 adults	4.03 per 100,000 adults	0.3696 per 100,000 adults	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Lesotho or Mali?: Mali, at 3.64 per 100,000 adults against 3.53 per 100,000 adults in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Lesotho and Mali?: 0.11 per 100,000 adults, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mali?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Mali rank globally for commercial bank branches?: Lesotho ranks 156th and Mali ranks 155th 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.