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Worldremit or Western Union?

We record rates for both services on 21 corridors. Here is which one came out cheaper on each at the latest reading β€” total cost, fees and exchange-rate margin included.

What the readings show

Worldremit is cheaper on 12 of the 21 corridors where we compare both.

So there is no single answer: the cheaper one depends on the corridor, and sometimes on the amount sent.

Ranking is on total cost β€” advertised fees plus the margin taken on the exchange rate β€” for the same amount and on the same date. A rate recorded more than three days ago is not compared against today's market.

Corridor by corridor

CorridorCheaperGap
Spain β†’ SenegalWestern Union (0.79 %)6.20 pointsSee details
United States β†’ CameroonWorldremit (1.88 %)5.60 pointsSee details
United States β†’ ColombiaWorldremit (1.97 %)4.95 pointsSee details
Canada β†’ MoroccoWestern Union (3.41 %)4.74 pointsSee details
United Kingdom β†’ South AfricaWestern Union (2.81 %)4.59 pointsSee details
United States β†’ PhilippinesWorldremit (0.32 %)4.56 pointsSee details
Germany β†’ GhanaWorldremit (0.60 %)3.22 pointsSee details
United Kingdom β†’ KenyaWorldremit (0.76 %)3.11 pointsSee details
United Kingdom β†’ PhilippinesWorldremit (0.15 %)2.17 pointsSee details
United States β†’ MadagascarWorldremit (5.43 %)2.16 pointsSee details
Germany β†’ MoroccoWestern Union (2.81 %)1.70 pointsSee details
France β†’ TunisiaWestern Union (3.68 %)1.64 pointsSee details
Spain β†’ MoroccoWestern Union (2.89 %)1.45 pointsSee details
United Kingdom β†’ IndiaWestern Union (1.22 %)1.40 pointsSee details
United Kingdom β†’ GhanaWorldremit (0.41 %)1.31 pointsSee details
United States β†’ CanadaWorldremit (5.05 %)1.31 pointsSee details
United States β†’ United KingdomWorldremit (4.77 %)1.24 pointsSee details
France β†’ SenegalWestern Union (0.99 %)0.80 pointsSee details
France β†’ MoroccoWorldremit (2.33 %)0.56 pointsSee details
France β†’ MadagascarWestern Union (2.94 %)0.42 pointsSee details
France β†’ CameroonWorldremit (1.99 %)0.00 pointsSee details