Namibia vs Saudi Arabia: Bank Z-score

Namibia
23.72
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
24.37
in 2021
Namibia rank
37th
Saudi Arabia rank
34th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Namibia
  • Saudi Arabia
0102030200020102021

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 24.37 against 23.72 in Namibia, a difference of 0.65.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 37th and Saudi Arabia ranks 34th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 28.11 19.35 8.76 Namibia
2010s 24.84 21.31 3.53 Namibia
2020s 24.49 23.1 1.39 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Namibia or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 24.37 against 23.72 in Namibia as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Namibia and Saudi Arabia?
0.65, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Saudi Arabia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
How do Namibia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for bank z-score?
Namibia ranks 37th and Saudi Arabia ranks 34th 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.