Belgium vs Dominican Republic: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time
- Belgium
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.5707 against 0.5641 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0066.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Belgium ranks 25th and Dominican Republic ranks 23rd of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Dominican Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.615 | -0.6321 | 1.25 | Belgium |
| 1970s | -0.1918 | -0.1755 | 0.0163 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 0.5954 | 0.4618 | 0.1336 | Belgium |
| 1990s | -0.1704 | -0.4742 | 0.3038 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.1387 | 0.1257 | 0.013 | Belgium |
| 2010s | -0.5527 | -0.3226 | 0.23 | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | -0.5127 | -0.5259 | 0.0132 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Belgium or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.5707 against 0.5641 in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Belgium and Dominican Republic?
- 0.0066, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Dominican Republic?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Dominican Republic rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
- Belgium ranks 25th and Dominican Republic ranks 23rd of 189 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
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.