What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?

0.07 per 100,000 adults, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?

20 years are reported by both, from 2005 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.

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Zambia: Commercial bank branches

Tanzania, United Republic of

2.44 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Zambia

2.51 per 100,000 adults

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

172nd

Zambia rank

171st

Commercial bank branches over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.51 per 100,000 adults against 2.44 per 100,000 adults in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.07 per 100,000 adults.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Zambia ahead.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 172nd and Zambia ranks 171st of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.47 per 100,000 adults	3.27 per 100,000 adults	1.8 per 100,000 adults	Zambia
2010s	2.5 per 100,000 adults	4.12 per 100,000 adults	1.62 per 100,000 adults	Zambia
2020s	2.5 per 100,000 adults	2.71 per 100,000 adults	0.2062 per 100,000 adults	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial bank branches, Tanzania, United Republic of or Zambia?: Zambia, at 2.51 per 100,000 adults against 2.44 per 100,000 adults in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial bank branches between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?: 0.07 per 100,000 adults, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia rank globally for commercial bank branches?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 172nd and Zambia ranks 171st 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.