Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults

Malawi
1.71 per 100,000 people
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2.13 per 100,000 people
in 2024
Malawi rank
187th
Sierra Leone rank
184th

Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.13 per 100,000 people against 1.71 per 100,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.42 per 100,000 people.

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 187th and Sierra Leone ranks 184th of 194 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 people 1.68 per 100,000 people 0.1348 per 100,000 people Sierra Leone
2010s 2.68 per 100,000 people 2.85 per 100,000 people 0.1746 per 100,000 people Sierra Leone
2020s 1.86 per 100,000 people 2.33 per 100,000 people 0.4689 per 100,000 people Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 2.13 per 100,000 people against 1.71 per 100,000 people in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.42 per 100,000 people, 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 number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
Malawi ranks 187th and Sierra Leone ranks 184th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
Unit
per 100,000 people
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
208 places, 3,920 data points, 2004–2024
Last refreshed