Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Commercial bank branches
Malawi
1.71 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2.13 per 100,000 adults
in 2024
Malawi rank
177th
Sierra Leone rank
174th
Commercial bank branches over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.13 per 100,000 adults against 1.71 per 100,000 adults in Malawi, a difference of 0.42 per 100,000 adults.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 177th and Sierra Leone ranks 174th of 184 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.54 per 100,000 adults | 1.68 per 100,000 adults | 0.1348 per 100,000 adults | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.68 per 100,000 adults | 2.85 per 100,000 adults | 0.1746 per 100,000 adults | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.86 per 100,000 adults | 2.33 per 100,000 adults | 0.4689 per 100,000 adults | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial bank branches, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.13 per 100,000 adults against 1.71 per 100,000 adults in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.42 per 100,000 adults, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for commercial bank branches?
- Malawi ranks 177th and Sierra Leone ranks 174th 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.