Cuba vs Kenya: Bank Z-score

Cuba
22.45
in 2020
Kenya
23.23
in 2021
Cuba rank
40th
Kenya rank
39th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Cuba
  • Kenya
510152025200020102021

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 23.23 against 22.45 in Cuba, a difference of 0.78.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.

Cuba ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 39th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Kenya Difference Ahead
2000s 12.3 17.52 5.22 Kenya
2010s 19.72 23.53 3.81 Kenya
2020s 22.45 21.51 0.9371 Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Cuba or Kenya?
Kenya, at 23.23 against 22.45 in Cuba as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Cuba and Kenya?
0.78, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Kenya?
15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Cuba and Kenya rank globally for bank z-score?
Cuba ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 39th 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.