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Human freedom to withdraw cash: ATM availability per 100,000 adults

ATM density shows access to cash and financial infrastructure. Data: ATMs per 100,000 adults by country (2019, IMF Financial Access Survey).

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Key Insights

Global Average
45.3ATMs per 100,000 adults
Median: 39.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
Countries Covered
178
with available data
Highest
South Korea
278.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
Lowest
South Sudan
0.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
Top 5 Countries
1South Korea278.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
2Canada222.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
3United States of America174.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
4Australia169.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
5Luxembourg162.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
By Region
Oceania134.5ATMs per 100,000 adults(2 countries)
North America115.8ATMs per 100,000 adults(4 countries)
Europe84.1ATMs per 100,000 adults(32 countries)
South America71.7ATMs per 100,000 adults(7 countries)
Asia55.4ATMs per 100,000 adults(25 countries)
Key Findings
  • ATM availability varies enormously—from near-zero in some fragile states to well over 150 per 100,000 adults in several advanced economies.
  • High ATM density often correlates with dense retail banking networks, but some high-income economies are now stabilizing or reducing ATM counts as payments digitize.
  • Low ATM density does not always mean low access to finance—mobile money ecosystems can provide cash-in/cash-out through agents instead of ATMs.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0ATMs per 100,000 adults)High (250.0ATMs per 100,000 adults)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 45.3ATMs per 100,000 adults)

Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Asia (25)
Other (99)
Africa (9)

About This Statistic

ATM density (automated teller machines per 100,000 adults) is a practical indicator of how easy it is for people to access cash and basic banking services. It is often used as a proxy for the reach of retail financial infrastructure—especially important in places where cash remains dominant or where digital payments are unevenly available.

The IMF’s Financial Access Survey (FAS) reports ATM counts standardized per 100,000 adults, enabling comparison across countries of very different sizes. High values typically reflect dense banking networks (often in high-income or highly urbanized economies), while very low values can signal limited banking reach, infrastructure gaps, or rapid “cashless leapfrogging” where mobile money substitutes for ATMs.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1South Korea278.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
2Canada222.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
3United States of America174.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
4Australia169.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
5Luxembourg162.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
6Netherlands160.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
7Russian Federation142.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
8Austria142.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
9Belgium137.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
10Switzerland131.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
11United Kingdom129.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
12Brazil116.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
13Spain115.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
14Japan110.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
15Italy109.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
16France106.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
17Germany103.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
18Uruguay101.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
19New Zealand100.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
20Croatia95.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
21Thailand93.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
22People's Republic of China92.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
23Latvia82.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
24Montenegro82.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
25Serbia82.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
26Maldives79.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
27Belarus78.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
28Slovakia77.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
29Georgia76.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
30Mauritius76.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
31Slovenia76.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
32Aruba74.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
33Chile73.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
34Czech Republic73.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
35Benin73.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
36Poland72.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
37Portugal71.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
38Brunei Darussalam70.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
39Costa Rica67.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
40Türkiye66.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
41Afghanistan66.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
42Cuba64.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
43Sweden64.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
44Algeria64.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
45Greece63.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
46South Africa63.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
47Cyprus62.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
48Denmark62.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
49Islamic Republic of Iran62.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
50Kazakhstan62.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
51Singapore62.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
52Bahrain62.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
53Malaysia61.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
54Ireland60.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
55Argentina60.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
56Colombia59.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
57Albania59.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
58Hungary58.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
59Romania58.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
60Saudi Arabia58.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
61The Republic of North Macedonia58.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
62United Arab Emirates57.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
63Bulgaria56.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
64Lithuania56.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
65Indonesia55.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
66Mexico55.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
67Qatar55.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
68Israel52.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
69Monaco52.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
70Moldova, Republic of52.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
71Bahamas52.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
72Armenia52.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
73Ecuador51.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
74Estonia51.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
75Dominica49.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
76Kuwait49.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
77Kyrgyzstan49.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
78Finland48.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
79Iceland48.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
80Norway48.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
81Malta47.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
82Venezuela47.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
83Saint Lucia46.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
84Trinidad and Tobago45.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
85Botswana45.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
86Libya44.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
87Oman44.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
88Panama44.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
89Peru42.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
90Dominican Republic36.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
91Ukraine35.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
92Bolivia35.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
93Namibia34.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
94Saint Vincent and the Grenadines34.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
95Barbados34.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
96Vietnam33.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
97Eswatini33.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
98North Korea32.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
99Morocco31.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
100Seychelles31.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
101Tajikistan31.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
102Samoa28.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
103Uzbekistan27.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
104Tunisia26.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
105Bosnia and Herzegovina26.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
106Sri Lanka25.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
107Mongolia25.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
108Belize23.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
109El Salvador22.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
110India22.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
111Philippines22.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
112Jamaica21.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
113Suriname21.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
114Lebanon19.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
115San Marino19.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
116Egypt19.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
117Honduras18.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
118Jordan17.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
119Nicaragua16.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
120Paraguay16.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
121Gabon14.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
122Iraq14.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
123Nepal14.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
124Syrian Arab Republic14.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
125Guatemala12.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
126Kenya12.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
127Sao Tome and Principe12.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
128Cambodia11.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
129Pakistan10.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
130Ghana9.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
131Bangladesh9.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
132Republic of The Gambia8.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
133Nigeria8.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
134Cayman Islands7.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
135Zimbabwe7.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
136Zambia7.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
137Haiti5.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
138New Caledonia5.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
139Uganda5.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
140Bhutan5.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
141Lao People's Democratic Republic4.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
142Senegal4.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
143Solomon Islands4.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
144Lesotho3.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
145Timor-Leste3.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
146Sudan3.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
147United Republic of Tanzania3.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
148Cameroon2.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
149Ethiopia2.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
150Fiji2.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
151Liberia2.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
152Mali2.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
153Mauritania2.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
154Mozambique2.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
155Yemen2.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
156Myanmar1.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
157Burundi1.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
158Comoros1.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
159Republic of the Congo1.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
160Guinea1.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
161Madagascar1.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
162Malawi1.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
163Vanuatu1.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
164Niger1.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
165Rwanda1.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
166Sierra Leone1.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
167Togo1.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
168Burkina Faso1.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
169Angola1.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
170Cape Verde0.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
171Chad0.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
172Democratic Republic of the Congo0.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
173Eritrea0.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
174Djibouti0.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
175Papua New Guinea0.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
176Guinea-Bissau0.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
177Somalia0.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
178South Sudan0.0ATMs per 100,000 adults
Showing 178 of 178 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from International Monetary Fund (IMF) — Financial Access Survey (FAS) (2019).

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