Namibia vs South Africa: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults

Namibia
7.91 per 100,000 people
in 2024
South Africa
7.98 per 100,000 people
in 2024
Namibia rank
125th
South Africa rank
123rd

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

  • Namibia
  • South Africa
57.51012.515200420142024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 7.98 per 100,000 people against 7.91 per 100,000 people in Namibia, a difference of 0.07 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 123rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 11.99 per 100,000 people 6.73 per 100,000 people 5.26 per 100,000 people Namibia
2010s 12.37 per 100,000 people 9.85 per 100,000 people 2.52 per 100,000 people Namibia
2020s 8.46 per 100,000 people 8.45 per 100,000 people 0.0141 per 100,000 people Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults, Namibia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 7.98 per 100,000 people against 7.91 per 100,000 people in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults between Namibia and South Africa?
0.07 per 100,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
Namibia ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 123rd 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