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ATMs per 100,000 by African country
Seychelles has the highest ATMs per 100,000 adults of any African country, at 76.2, ahead of Namibia and Cabo Verde.
Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults. 52 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024.
Latest available year varies by country (2013–2024); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Seychelles
Namibia
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Full ranking
| # | Country | ATMs per 100,000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 76.2 | |
| 2 | Namibia | 67.2 | |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 59.4 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 46 | |
| 5 | Eswatini | 41.8 | |
| 6 | Mauritius | 40.2 | |
| 7 | Botswana | 37.9 | |
| 8 | Egypt | 37.1 | |
| 9 | Tunisia | 35.4 | |
| 10 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30.7 | |
| 11 | Morocco | 28.5 | |
| 12 | Angola | 19.6 | |
| 13 | Djibouti | 17.6 | |
| 14 | Libya | 16.1 | |
| 15 | Lesotho | 13.8 | |
| 16 | Republic of the Congo | 13.5 | |
| 17 | Nigeria | 12.8 | |
| 18 | Gabon | 12.2 ⚠ ’13 | |
| 19 | Algeria | 12.1 | |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 11.7 | |
| 21 | Mauritania | 11.1 | |
| 22 | Ghana | 11 | |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 10.1 | |
| 24 | Gambia | 8.4 | |
| 25 | Zambia | 7.7 | |
| 26 | Mozambique | 7.3 | |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.2 | |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7 | |
| 29 | Togo | 6.9 | |
| 30 | Kenya | 6.4 | |
| 31 | Senegal | 6.3 | |
| 32 | Sudan | 6.2 ⚠ ’18 | |
| 33 | Tanzania | 5.5 | |
| 34 | Cameroon | 5.1 | |
| 35 | Comoros | 4.6 | |
| 36 | Mali | 4.2 | |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 4.1 | |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 4.1 | |
| 39 | Benin | 4 | |
| 40 | Malawi | 3.9 | |
| 41 | Liberia | 3.8 | |
| 42 | Uganda | 3.6 | |
| 43 | Rwanda | 3.5 | |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 3.5 | |
| 45 | Madagascar | 3 | |
| 46 | Guinea | 2.6 | |
| 47 | Chad | 1.7 | |
| 48 | Burundi | 1.6 | |
| 49 | Central African Republic | 1.4 ⚠ ’17 | |
| 50 | Niger | 1.4 | |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.3 ⚠ ’18 | |
| 52 | South Sudan | 1 |
South Africa
Eswatini
Mauritius
Botswana
Egypt
Tunisia
Sao Tome and Principe
Morocco
Angola
Djibouti
Libya
Lesotho
Republic of the Congo
Nigeria
Gabon
Algeria
Equatorial Guinea
Mauritania
Ghana
Ethiopia
Gambia
Zambia
Mozambique
Guinea-Bissau
Cote d'Ivoire
Togo
Kenya
Senegal
Sudan
Tanzania
Cameroon
Comoros
Mali
Zimbabwe
Burkina Faso
Benin
Malawi
Liberia
Uganda
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
Madagascar
Guinea
Chad
Burundi
Central African Republic
Niger
Democratic Republic of the Congo
South SudanGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest ATMs per 100,000 figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=atms_per_100k&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest ATMs per 100,000 adults?
Seychelles has the highest ATMs per 100,000 adults in Africa at 76.2 (2024), followed by Namibia and Cabo Verde.
Which African country has the lowest ATMs per 100,000 adults?
South Sudan has the lowest ATMs per 100,000 adults of the 52 African countries with data, at 1 (2024).
How many African countries report ATMs per 100,000 data?
52 of 54 African countries have a ATMs per 100,000 figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2013–2024). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=atms_per_100k&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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