Madagascar vs Niger: Bank Z-score

Madagascar
14.06
in 2020
Niger
14.38
in 2019
Madagascar rank
94th
Niger rank
92nd

Bank Z-score over time

  • Madagascar
  • Niger
05101520200020102020

How they compare

Niger currently reports 14.38 against 14.06 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.32.

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

Madagascar ranks 94th and Niger ranks 92nd of 169 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Niger Difference Ahead
2000s 14.64 13.58 1.06 Madagascar
2010s 15.63 15.14 0.4981 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Madagascar or Niger?
Niger, at 14.38 against 14.06 in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Madagascar and Niger?
0.32, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for bank z-score?
Madagascar ranks 94th and Niger ranks 92nd 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.