47.7% Of The World’s Population Has At Least A Debit Card
World Bank data indicate that 47.7% of people aged 15 or over had a debit card in 2017, an increase from 2011, when it stood at 30.7%. In the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden, more than 98% of the population had a debit card; in contrast, in South Sudan and Sierra Leone, only 2% had a card of this type.