Kenya vs Mauritania: Bank Z-score

Kenya
23.23
in 2021
Mauritania
23.53
in 2020
Kenya rank
39th
Mauritania rank
38th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Kenya
  • Mauritania
010203040200020102021

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 23.53 against 23.23 in Kenya, a difference of 0.3.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Kenya ranks 39th and Mauritania ranks 38th of 169 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 17.74 28.31 10.57 Mauritania
2010s 23.17 23.57 0.4007 Mauritania
2020s 21.51 23.53 2.02 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Kenya or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 23.53 against 23.23 in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Kenya and Mauritania?
0.3, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for bank z-score?
Kenya ranks 39th and Mauritania ranks 38th 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.