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Bank Branches per 100,000 by African country

34.8Cabo Verde · highest shown · 2024

Cabo Verde has the highest reported commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults among the 42 countries shown, at 34.8 (2024).

Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. 42 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.

Latest available year varies by country (2023–2024). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.

#1 vs #4224×Cabo Verde vs Niger
Median4.7Rwanda
Lowest1.5Niger

By region

unweighted mean of countries shown
North Africa13.5
4 countries shown · highest value: Tunisia
Central Africa9.9
2 countries shown · highest value: Sao Tome and Principe
East Africa7.5
13 countries shown · highest value: Seychelles
West Africa6.1
16 countries shown · highest value: Cabo Verde
Southern Africa5.9
7 countries shown · highest value: South Africa

Full ranking

42 of 54 countries
#CountryBank Branches per 100,000Period
1Cabo Verde
34.82024
2Seychelles
31.92024
3Tunisia
22.42024
4Morocco
20.22024
5Ethiopia
14.32023
6Mauritius
14.22024
7Sao Tome and Principe
132024
8Mauritania
12.32024
9Djibouti
8.22024
10South Africa
82024
11Botswana
7.92024
12Namibia
7.92024
13Angola
6.82024
14Egypt
6.62024
15Eswatini
62024
16Ghana
5.92024
17Gambia
5.62024
18Zimbabwe
5.52024
19Senegal
5.32024
20Comoros
5.12024
21Algeria
4.92024
22Rwanda
4.72024
23Kenya
4.52024
24Togo
4.42024
25Cote d'Ivoire
4.22024
26Guinea-Bissau
42024
27Mali
3.62024
28Lesotho
3.52024
29Mozambique
3.52024
30Nigeria
3.32024
31Liberia
32023
32Guinea
2.82024
33Madagascar
2.72024
34Burkina Faso
2.72024
35Benin
2.52024
36Zambia
2.52024
37Tanzania
2.42024
38Sierra Leone
2.12024
39Uganda
2.12024
40Malawi
1.72024
41South Sudan
1.72024
42Niger
1.52024

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Which observations are included?

The table includes 42 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.

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