Cayman Islands vs Malta: Bank Z-score

Cayman Islands
17.26
in 2016
Malta
18.41
in 2021
Cayman Islands rank
65th
Malta rank
62nd

Bank Z-score over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • Malta
0102030200020102021

How they compare

Malta currently reports 18.41 against 17.26 in Cayman Islands, a difference of 1.15.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Cayman Islands's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 65th and Malta ranks 62nd of 169 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 21.71 24.22 2.5 Malta
2010s 21.75 22.19 0.4458 Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Cayman Islands or Malta?
Malta, at 18.41 against 17.26 in Cayman Islands as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Cayman Islands and Malta?
1.15, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Malta?
15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Cayman Islands and Malta rank globally for bank z-score?
Cayman Islands ranks 65th and Malta ranks 62nd 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

Indicator
Bank Z-score
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,285 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.