Botswana vs Zambia: Bank Z-score
Bank Z-score over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 9 against 8.86 in Zambia, a difference of 0.14.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 130th and Zambia ranks 132nd of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.35 | 8.47 | 1.12 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 8.58 | 10.2 | 1.62 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 8.65 | 7.66 | 0.9885 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank z-score, Botswana or Zambia?
- Botswana, at 9 against 8.86 in Zambia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in bank z-score between Botswana and Zambia?
- 0.14, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for bank z-score?
- Botswana ranks 130th and Zambia ranks 132nd of 169 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
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.