Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time
- Cameroon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.8544 against 0.836 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0184.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9612 | 0.7209 | 0.2402 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | -0.1579 | -0.5689 | 0.411 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | -0.7811 | -1.27 | 0.4857 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | -0.277 | -0.7361 | 0.4591 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | -0.3834 | -0.4989 | 0.1155 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | -0.689 | -0.5009 | 0.1881 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | -0.0286 | -0.0575 | 0.0289 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?
- Cameroon, at 0.8544 against 0.836 in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0184, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 18th 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.