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

Sierra Leone
2.13 per 100,000 people
in 2024
Zambia
2.51 per 100,000 people
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
184th
Zambia rank
181st

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zambia
12345200420142024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.51 per 100,000 people against 2.13 per 100,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.38 per 100,000 people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Sierra Leone ranks 184th and Zambia ranks 181st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.68 per 100,000 people 3.24 per 100,000 people 1.57 per 100,000 people Zambia
2010s 2.85 per 100,000 people 4.12 per 100,000 people 1.27 per 100,000 people Zambia
2020s 2.33 per 100,000 people 2.71 per 100,000 people 0.3784 per 100,000 people Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.51 per 100,000 people against 2.13 per 100,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
0.38 per 100,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
Sierra Leone ranks 184th and Zambia ranks 181st 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