Afghanistan vs Comoros: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index

Afghanistan
-1.64
in 2023
Comoros
-1.84
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
175th
Comoros rank
177th

Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Comoros
-202196019912023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports -1.64 against -1.84 in Comoros, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 32 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 175th and Comoros ranks 177th of 188 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Comoros in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Comoros Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4952 0.4028 0.0925 Afghanistan
1970s -0.1401 0.4519 0.592 Comoros
1980s 0.2643 0.2505 0.0139 Afghanistan
1990s 0.7044 -0.0429 0.7472 Afghanistan
2000s -0.5575 -0.3714 0.1861 Comoros
2010s -0.2887 -0.003 0.2857 Comoros
2020s -1.15 -0.6507 0.498 Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Afghanistan or Comoros?
Afghanistan, at -1.64 against -1.84 in Comoros as of 2023.
What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Afghanistan and Comoros?
0.2, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Comoros?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Comoros rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
Afghanistan ranks 175th and Comoros ranks 177th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global SPEI database (SPEIbase). https://spei.csic.es/database.html, published as Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Source
Global SPEI database (SPEIbase). https://spei.csic.es/database.html
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 12,095 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

The SPEI fulfills the requirements of a drought index since its multi-scalar character enables it to be used by different scientific disciplines to detect, monitor, and analyze droughts. Like the sc-PDSI and the SPI, the SPEI can measure drought severity according to its intensity and duration, and can identify the onset and end of drought episodes. The SPEI allows comparison of drought severity through time and space, since it can be calculated over a wide range of climates, as can the SPI.