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

0.05 per 100,000 adults, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone 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.

Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Commercial bank branches

Sierra Leone

2.13 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Uganda

2.08 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Sierra Leone rank

174th

Uganda rank

175th

Commercial bank branches over time

Sierra Leone
Uganda

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.13 per 100,000 adults against 2.08 per 100,000 adults in Uganda, a difference of 0.05 per 100,000 adults.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Uganda ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 174th and Uganda ranks 175th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.68 per 100,000 adults	1.58 per 100,000 adults	0.0915 per 100,000 adults	Sierra Leone
2010s	2.85 per 100,000 adults	2.79 per 100,000 adults	0.057 per 100,000 adults	Sierra Leone
2020s	2.33 per 100,000 adults	2.28 per 100,000 adults	0.0444 per 100,000 adults	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Sierra Leone or Uganda?: Sierra Leone, at 2.13 per 100,000 adults against 2.08 per 100,000 adults in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 0.05 per 100,000 adults, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for commercial bank branches?: Sierra Leone ranks 174th 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.