What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Portugal and United States of America?

2.61 per 100,000 adults, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?

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.

Portugal vs United States of America: Commercial bank branches

Portugal

28.34 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

United States of America

25.73 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Portugal rank

22nd

United States of America rank

24th

Commercial bank branches over time

Portugal
United States of America

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 28.34 per 100,000 adults against 25.73 per 100,000 adults in United States of America, a difference of 2.61 per 100,000 adults.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 24th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	66.39 per 100,000 adults	34.04 per 100,000 adults	32.35 per 100,000 adults	Portugal
2010s	49.11 per 100,000 adults	32.73 per 100,000 adults	16.38 per 100,000 adults	Portugal
2020s	30.14 per 100,000 adults	27.4 per 100,000 adults	2.74 per 100,000 adults	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Portugal or United States of America?: Portugal, at 28.34 per 100,000 adults against 25.73 per 100,000 adults in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Portugal and United States of America?: 2.61 per 100,000 adults, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Portugal and United States of America rank globally for commercial bank branches?: Portugal ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 24th 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.