Botswana vs Colombia: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time
- Botswana
- Colombia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports -0.6872 against -0.7208 in Colombia, a difference of 0.0336.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Botswana ranks 113th and Colombia ranks 116th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0978 | -0.3948 | 0.297 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.8457 | 0.692 | 0.1537 | Botswana |
| 1980s | -0.4473 | 0.0766 | 0.5239 | Colombia |
| 1990s | -0.7016 | -0.4194 | 0.2822 | Colombia |
| 2000s | -0.2308 | 0.5578 | 0.7887 | Colombia |
| 2010s | -0.6137 | -0.3498 | 0.2638 | Colombia |
| 2020s | -0.2361 | 0.3621 | 0.5983 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Botswana or Colombia?
- Botswana, at -0.6872 against -0.7208 in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Botswana and Colombia?
- 0.0336, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Colombia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Colombia rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
- Botswana ranks 113th and Colombia ranks 116th 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
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.