Sierra Leone vs Uruguay: Bank Z-score

Sierra Leone
6.34
in 2019
Uruguay
6.08
in 2021
Sierra Leone rank
158th
Uruguay rank
159th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Uruguay
246810200020102021

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 6.34 against 6.08 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.26.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 158th and Uruguay ranks 159th of 170 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 6.95 4.42 2.53 Sierra Leone
2010s 4.42 6.52 2.1 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Sierra Leone or Uruguay?
Sierra Leone, at 6.34 against 6.08 in Uruguay as of 2019.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Sierra Leone and Uruguay?
0.26, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uruguay?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Sierra Leone and Uruguay rank globally for bank z-score?
Sierra Leone ranks 158th and Uruguay ranks 159th 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

Indicator
Bank Z-score
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 3,302 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.