Barbados vs Poland: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index

Barbados
-0.3666
in 2023
Poland
-0.4106
in 2023
Barbados rank
98th
Poland rank
99th

Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time

  • Barbados
  • Poland
-2-1012196019912023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports -0.3666 against -0.4106 in Poland, a difference of 0.044.

The two have swapped places 31 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.

Barbados ranks 98th and Poland ranks 99th of 188 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Poland Difference Ahead
1960s -0.2362 0.2149 0.4512 Poland
1970s -0.096 0.3505 0.4465 Poland
1980s 0.6614 -0.0165 0.6779 Barbados
1990s 0.3762 -0.2923 0.6684 Barbados
2000s 0.139 -0.4477 0.5867 Barbados
2010s 0.0457 -0.5233 0.569 Barbados
2020s -0.5142 -0.8807 0.3665 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Barbados or Poland?
Barbados, at -0.3666 against -0.4106 in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Barbados and Poland?
0.044, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Poland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Poland rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
Barbados ranks 98th and Poland ranks 99th 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.