8. Use of geographic indicators – Branch density across countries Source : Beck, Demirguc-Kunt, Levine and Martinez Peria (2005). The residual branch intensity is the deviation of the actual from the predicted number of branches – relative to the predicted number -, from a regression of the number of branches on GDP, area, and population. 80.2m 125m 8.4m 21m 188m GDP/branch (USD) -0.08 13,104 244.5 Mexico 0.02 3,345 105.2 U.S. 0.00 22,300 21.1 Bangladesh 3.43 1,000 12.7 Spain -0.82 8,700 1.3 Singapore Residual branch intensity Population/branch Area/branch