Democratic Republic of Congo vs Uruguay: Bank Z-score

Democratic Republic of Congo
5.64
in 2020
Uruguay
6.08
in 2021
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
161st
Uruguay rank
159th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Uruguay
05101520200020102021

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 6.08 against 5.64 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.44.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 161st and Uruguay ranks 159th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 9.91 4.78 5.13 Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 9.21 6.52 2.69 Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 5.64 6.93 1.3 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 6.08 against 5.64 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uruguay?
0.44, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uruguay?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Uruguay rank globally for bank z-score?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 161st and Uruguay ranks 159th 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.