Denmark vs Nicaragua: Bank Z-score

Denmark
26.42
in 2021
Nicaragua
25.13
in 2021
Denmark rank
26th
Nicaragua rank
29th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Denmark
  • Nicaragua
0102030200020102021

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 26.42 against 25.13 in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.29.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 26th and Nicaragua ranks 29th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 16.79 15.07 1.72 Denmark
2010s 19.61 19.5 0.1146 Denmark
2020s 24.55 24.72 0.1621 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Denmark or Nicaragua?
Denmark, at 26.42 against 25.13 in Nicaragua as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Denmark and Nicaragua?
1.29, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Nicaragua?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Denmark and Nicaragua rank globally for bank z-score?
Denmark ranks 26th and Nicaragua ranks 29th 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.