What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Malawi and Uganda?

0.37 per 100,000 adults, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?

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.

Malawi vs Uganda: Commercial bank branches

Malawi

1.71 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Uganda

2.08 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Malawi rank

177th

Uganda rank

175th

Commercial bank branches over time

Malawi
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 2.08 per 100,000 adults against 1.71 per 100,000 adults in Malawi, a difference of 0.37 per 100,000 adults.

That makes Uganda'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 Uganda ahead.

Malawi ranks 177th and Uganda ranks 175th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.54 per 100,000 adults	1.58 per 100,000 adults	0.0433 per 100,000 adults	Uganda
2010s	2.68 per 100,000 adults	2.79 per 100,000 adults	0.1176 per 100,000 adults	Uganda
2020s	1.86 per 100,000 adults	2.28 per 100,000 adults	0.4245 per 100,000 adults	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Malawi or Uganda?: Uganda, at 2.08 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 Uganda?: 0.37 per 100,000 adults, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for commercial bank branches?: Malawi ranks 177th and Uganda ranks 175th 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.