Kenya vs Namibia: Bank Z-score
Bank Z-score over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 23.72 against 23.23 in Kenya, a difference of 0.49.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Namibia ahead.
Kenya ranks 39th and Namibia ranks 37th of 170 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.93 | 28.11 | 9.18 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 23.17 | 24.84 | 1.67 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 22.37 | 24.49 | 2.12 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank z-score, Kenya or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 23.72 against 23.23 in Kenya as of 2021.
- What is the difference in bank z-score between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.49, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for bank z-score?
- Kenya ranks 39th and Namibia ranks 37th 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.