# **Economies included in the Global Findex survey and database**

|**Economy**|**Region**<sup>**a**</sup>|**Income group**|**Data collection**<br>**period**|**Interviews**|**Design**<br>**effect**<sup>**b**</sup>|**Margin**<br>**of error**<sup>**c**</sup>|**Mode of**<br>**interviewing**|**Languages**|**Over-**<br>**sample**<sup>**d**</sup>|**Exclusions and other sampling details**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Afghanistan|SAR|Low|Apr 24–May 2|1,000|1.60|3.9|Face to face|Dari, Pashto||Gender-matched sampling was used during<br>the fnal stage of selection.|
|Albania|ECA|Upper middle|Jul 4–Jul 18|1,006|1.58|3.9|Face to face|Albanian|||
|Algeria<sup>e</sup>|MENA|Upper middle|Mar 9–Mar 30|1,000|1.28|3.5|Face to face|Arabic||The sample excludes the deep South and<br>governorates that represent security risks<br>within Algiers Province. The excluded area<br>represents approximately 25% of the total<br>adult population.|
|Angola|SSA|Lower middle|Sep 23–Oct 9|1,000|1.52|3.8|Face to face|Portuguese||The sample excludes some rural areas<br>because of inaccessibility and security risks.<br>The excluded area represents approximately<br>15% of the total adult population.|
|Argentina|LAC|Upper middle|Oct 27–Nov 28|1,000|1.46|3.7|Face to face|Spanish|||
|Armenia|ECA|Lower middle|Jul 6–Aug 2|1,000|1.28|3.5|Face to face|Armenian|||
|Australia|n.a.|High|Mar 9–Apr 16|1,010|1.51|3.8|Landline<br>and cellular<br>telephone|English|||
|Austria|n.a.|High|Apr 6–May 16|1,004|2.11|4.5|Landline<br>and cellular<br>telephone|German|Vienna||
|Azerbaijan|ECA|Upper middle|Jul 17–Aug 7|1,000|1.27|3.5|Face to face|Azeri, Russian||The sample excludes Nagorno-Karabakh and<br>territories because of security risks. The<br>excluded area represents approximately 10%<br>of the total adult population.|
|Bahrain<sup>e</sup>|n.a.|High|Mar 3–May 31|1,010|1.37|3.8|Face to face|Arabic||The sample includes only Bahraini nationals<br>and Arab expatriates. The excluded popula-<br>tion represents approximately 25% of the<br>total adult population.|
|Bangladesh|SAR|Low|Apr 15–Apr 30|1,000|1.23|3.4|Face to face|Bengali|||
|Belarus|ECA|Upper middle|Jun 7–Jul 7|1,007|1.23|3.4|Face to face|Russian|||
|Belgium|n.a.|High|Apr 6–May 16|1,002|1.93|4.3|Landline<br>and cellular<br>telephone|Dutch, French|Brussels||
|Benin|SSA|Low|Aug 25–Sep 9|1,000|1.33|3.6|Face to face|French, Fon,<br>Bariba|||
|Bolivia|LAC|Lower middle|Nov 19–Dec 3|1,000|1.40|3.7|Face to face|Spanish|||
|Bosnia and<br>Herzegovina|ECA|Upper middle|Jul 6–Jul 24|1,009|2.10|4.5|Face to face|Bosnian,<br>Croatian,<br>Serbian|||
|Botswana|SSA|Upper middle|Oct 15–Oct 29|1,000|1.57|3.9|Face to face|English,<br>Setswana|||
|Brazil|LAC|Upper middle|Dec 1–Dec 31|1,042|1.23|3.4|Face to face|Portuguese|||
|Bulgaria|ECA|Upper middle|Apr 12–May 10|1,006|1.49|3.8|Face to face|Bulgarian|Sofa||
|Burkina Faso|SSA|Low|Sep 21–Sep 30|1,000|1.48|3.8|Face to face|Dioula, French,<br>Fulfulde, Moore|||
|Burundi|SSA|Low|Aug 1–Aug 10|1,000|1.33|3.6|Face to face|French, Kirundi|||
|Cambodia|EAP|Low|Apr 22–May 5|1,000|1.62|4.0|Face to face|Khmer|||
|Cameroon|SSA|Lower middle|Mar 20–Apr 2|1,000|1.78|4.1|Face to face|English,<br>French,<br>Fulfulde|||
|Canada|n.a.|High|Jun 17–Jun 30|1,013|1.66|4.0|Landline<br>telephone|English, French||The sample excludes Yukon, Northwest<br>Territories, and Nunavut. The excluded area<br>represents approximately 0.3% of the total<br>adult population.|
|Central African<br>Republic<sup>e</sup>|<br>SSA|Low|Nov 14–Nov 28|1,000|1.24|3.5|Face to face|French, Sangho||<br>The sample excludes areas bordering<br>Sudan and Chad because of insecurity. The<br>excluded area represents approximately 35%<br>of the total adult population.|
|Chad|SSA|Low|Oct 6–Oct 17|1,000|1.81|4.2|Face to face|Chadian<br>Arabic, French,<br>Ngambaye||The eastern part of the country was not<br>covered because of confict on the border<br>with Sudan. The excluded area represents<br>approximately 20% of the total adult<br>population.|

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