Nigeria vs Norway: Bank Z-score

Nigeria
12.19
in 2021
Norway
12.57
in 2021
Nigeria rank
108th
Norway rank
105th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Nigeria
  • Norway
5101520200020102021

How they compare

Norway currently reports 12.57 against 12.19 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.38.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 108th and Norway ranks 105th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 16.04 7.75 8.29 Nigeria
2010s 16.36 10.2 6.17 Nigeria
2020s 12.91 12.81 0.1031 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Nigeria or Norway?
Norway, at 12.57 against 12.19 in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Nigeria and Norway?
0.38, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Norway?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Norway rank globally for bank z-score?
Nigeria ranks 108th and Norway ranks 105th 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.