Benin vs El Salvador: Equal access to financial services for women and men

Benin
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
El Salvador
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Benin rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st

Equal access to financial services for women and men over time

  • Benin
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in El Salvador, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

Across all 54 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 188 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
1980s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
1990s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
2000s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) El Salvador
2010s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) El Salvador
2020s 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to financial services for women and men, Benin or El Salvador?
Benin, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in equal access to financial services for women and men between Benin and El Salvador?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and El Salvador?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Benin and El Salvador rank globally for equal access to financial services for women and men?
Benin ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal access to financial services for women and men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Equal access to financial services for women and men
Unit
(1=yes; 0=no)
Source
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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The law prohibits gender discrimination by banks or other financial institutions, and requires equal treatment of women and men in financial transactions, business activities, financial assistance, and access to goods and services.