Algeria vs Nicaragua: Bank Z-score

Algeria
24.82
in 2020
Nicaragua
25.13
in 2021
Algeria rank
32nd
Nicaragua rank
29th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Algeria
  • Nicaragua
10152025200020102021

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 25.13 against 24.82 in Algeria, a difference of 0.31.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Algeria ranks 32nd and Nicaragua ranks 29th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 10.71 15.07 4.36 Nicaragua
2010s 21.1 19.64 1.45 Algeria
2020s 24.82 24.3 0.5238 Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Algeria or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 25.13 against 24.82 in Algeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Algeria and Nicaragua?
0.31, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nicaragua?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Algeria and Nicaragua rank globally for bank z-score?
Algeria ranks 32nd and Nicaragua ranks 29th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as Bank Z-score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Bank Z-score
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 3,302 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

It captures the probability of default of a country's banking system. Z-score compares the buffer of a country's banking system (capitalization and returns) with the volatility of those returns. It is estimated as (ROA+(equity/assets))/sd(ROA); sd(ROA) is the standard deviation of ROA. ROA, equity, and assets are country-level aggregate figures Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.