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WorldRemit or Western Union?
We record rates for both services on 35 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 19 of the 35 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States β Kenya | WorldRemit (-0.59%) | 7.92 points | See details |
| Spain β Senegal | Western Union (0.99%) | 6.00 points | See details |
| United States β Philippines | WorldRemit (-1.29%) | 5.91 points | See details |
| United States β Cameroon | WorldRemit (1.90%) | 5.33 points | See details |
| Canada β Morocco | Western Union (3.37%) | 5.22 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β South Africa | Western Union (2.94%) | 5.19 points | See details |
| United States β Colombia | WorldRemit (2.82%) | 4.87 points | See details |
| Spain β Dominican Republic | Western Union (2.79%) | 4.76 points | See details |
| Italy β Tunisia | Western Union (3.65%) | 3.38 points | See details |
| United States β Ghana | WorldRemit (0.09%) | 3.00 points | See details |
| United States β Senegal | WorldRemit (4.12%) | 2.88 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Kenya | WorldRemit (0.54%) | 2.76 points | See details |
| United States β Ivory Coast | WorldRemit (4.23%) | 2.73 points | See details |
| Spain β Colombia | WorldRemit (0.92%) | 2.57 points | See details |
| Germany β Tunisia | Western Union (3.51%) | 2.37 points | See details |
| United States β Madagascar | WorldRemit (5.72%) | 1.95 points | See details |
| Germany β Morocco | Western Union (2.62%) | 1.87 points | See details |
| United States β Mexico | WorldRemit (5.67%) | 1.67 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Philippines | WorldRemit (0.56%) | 1.59 points | See details |
| United States β Canada | WorldRemit (5.05%) | 1.46 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Bangladesh | WorldRemit (1.31%) | 1.39 points | See details |
| France β Tunisia | Western Union (4.01%) | 1.26 points | See details |
| Spain β Morocco | Western Union (3.11%) | 1.17 points | See details |
| United States β United Kingdom | WorldRemit (4.91%) | 1.06 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Pakistan | WorldRemit (1.35%) | 0.90 points | See details |
| France β Ivory Coast | Western Union (0.99%) | 0.86 points | See details |
| United States β India | Western Union (2.76%) | 0.83 points | See details |
| France β Senegal | Western Union (0.99%) | 0.80 points | See details |
| France β Morocco | WorldRemit (2.32%) | 0.79 points | See details |
| Germany β Bangladesh | Western Union (3.66%) | 0.54 points | See details |
| France β Cameroon | Western Union (1.89%) | 0.10 points | See details |
| France β Madagascar | Western Union (2.78%) | 0.01 points | See details |
| United Kingdom β Ghana | WorldRemit (0.08%) | 0.00 points | See details |
| France β Mali | WorldRemit (1.99%) | 0.00 points | See details |
| Germany β Ghana | Western Union (0.07%) | 0.00 points | See details |