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Bank Branches per 100,000 by African country
Seychelles has the highest commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults of any African country, at 39 — 1.3× Cabo Verde's 29.9.
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. 52 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022.
Seychelles
Cabo Verde
TunisiaBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Bank Branches per 100,000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 39 | |
| 2 | Cabo Verde | 29.9 | |
| 3 | Tunisia | 22.1 | |
| 4 | Morocco | 20.9 | |
| 5 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.5 | |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 14.5 | |
| 7 | Mauritius | 14.3 | |
| 8 | Libya | 12.3 | |
| 9 | Mauritania | 11.4 | |
| 10 | Djibouti | 9.7 | |
| 11 | Namibia | 9.3 | |
| 12 | Gabon | 9.3 | |
| 13 | South Africa | 8.7 | |
| 14 | Botswana | 8.2 | |
| 15 | Angola | 7.2 | |
| 16 | Egypt | 6.2 | |
| 17 | Eswatini | 6.1 | |
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.7 | |
| 19 | Gambia | 5.7 | |
| 20 | Senegal | 5.5 | |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 5.4 | |
| 22 | Algeria | 5.3 | |
| 23 | Comoros | 5 | |
| 24 | Togo | 4.9 | |
| 25 | Kenya | 4.5 | |
| 26 | Ghana | 4.4 | |
| 27 | Nigeria | 4.4 | |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.2 | |
| 29 | Mali | 4.1 | |
| 30 | Lesotho | 3.5 | |
| 31 | Mozambique | 3.5 | |
| 32 | Sudan | 3.4 | |
| 33 | Burundi | 3.3 | |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.3 | |
| 35 | Rwanda | 3.1 | |
| 36 | Liberia | 3 | |
| 37 | Benin | 2.9 | |
| 38 | Madagascar | 2.9 | |
| 39 | Republic of the Congo | 2.8 | |
| 40 | Guinea | 2.8 | |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 2.7 | |
| 42 | Zambia | 2.7 | |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 2.5 | |
| 44 | Tanzania | 2.3 | |
| 45 | Uganda | 2.3 | |
| 46 | Cameroon | 2.2 | |
| 47 | Malawi | 1.9 | |
| 48 | Niger | 1.6 | |
| 49 | South Sudan | 1.6 | |
| 50 | Chad | 0.8 | |
| 51 | Central African Republic | 0.7 | |
| 52 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.7 |
Morocco
Sao Tome and Principe
Ethiopia
Mauritius
Libya
Mauritania
Djibouti
Namibia
Gabon
South Africa
Botswana
Angola
Egypt
Eswatini
Equatorial Guinea
Gambia
Senegal
Zimbabwe
Algeria
Comoros
Togo
Kenya
Ghana
Nigeria
Cote d'Ivoire
Mali
Lesotho
Mozambique
Sudan
Burundi
Guinea-Bissau
Rwanda
Liberia
Benin
Madagascar
Republic of the Congo
Guinea
Burkina Faso
Zambia
Sierra Leone
Tanzania
Uganda
Cameroon
Malawi
Niger
South Sudan
Chad
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the CongoGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Bank Branches per 100,000 figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
Seychelles has the highest commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Africa at 39 (2022), followed by Cabo Verde and Tunisia.
Which African country has the lowest commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
Democratic Republic of the Congo has the lowest commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults of the 52 African countries with data, at 0.7 (2019).
How many African countries report Bank Branches per 100,000 data?
52 of 54 African countries have a recent Bank Branches per 100,000 figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=bank_branches_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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