Costa Rica vs Laos: Bank Z-score
Bank Z-score over time
- Costa Rica
- Laos
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 19.61 against 19.48 in Laos, a difference of 0.13.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Laos ranks 54th of 170 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.35 | 17.33 | 3.02 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 19.62 | 11.49 | 8.12 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 19.21 | 14.66 | 4.55 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank z-score, Costa Rica or Laos?
- Costa Rica, at 19.61 against 19.48 in Laos as of 2021.
- What is the difference in bank z-score between Costa Rica and Laos?
- 0.13, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for bank z-score?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Laos ranks 54th 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
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.