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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
| Corridor | Cheaper | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain β Senegal | Western Union (0.79 %) | 6.20 points | See details |
| United States β Cameroon | Worldremit (1.88 %) | 5.60 points | See details |
| United States β Colombia | Worldremit (1.97 %) | 4.95 points | See details |
| Canada β Morocco | Western Union (3.41 %) | 4.74 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β South Africa | Western Union (2.81 %) | 4.59 points | See details |
| United States β Philippines | Worldremit (0.32 %) | 4.56 points | See details |
| Germany β Ghana | Worldremit (0.60 %) | 3.22 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Kenya | Worldremit (0.76 %) | 3.11 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Philippines | Worldremit (0.15 %) | 2.17 points | See details |
| United States β Madagascar | Worldremit (5.43 %) | 2.16 points | See details |
| Germany β Morocco | Western Union (2.81 %) | 1.70 points | See details |
| France β Tunisia | Western Union (3.68 %) | 1.64 points | See details |
| Spain β Morocco | Western Union (2.89 %) | 1.45 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β India | Western Union (1.22 %) | 1.40 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Ghana | Worldremit (0.41 %) | 1.31 points | See details |
| United States β Canada | Worldremit (5.05 %) | 1.31 points | See details |
| United States β United Kingdom | Worldremit (4.77 %) | 1.24 points | See details |
| France β Senegal | Western Union (0.99 %) | 0.80 points | See details |
| France β Morocco | Worldremit (2.33 %) | 0.56 points | See details |
| France β Madagascar | Western Union (2.94 %) | 0.42 points | See details |
| France β Cameroon | Worldremit (1.99 %) | 0.00 points | See details |