China (People’s Republic of) vs Costa Rica: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -1.29 against -1.33 in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 157th and Costa Rica ranks 155th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2155 | 0.2485 | 0.033 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.4072 | 0.5123 | 0.1051 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.3593 | 0.0824 | 0.2769 | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1990s | 0.3526 | 0.1109 | 0.2417 | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2000s | -1.21 | 0.1215 | 1.33 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -0.3642 | -0.1839 | 0.1803 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -0.526 | -0.1233 | 0.4027 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, China (People’s Republic of) or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at -1.29 against -1.33 in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between China (People’s Republic of) and Costa Rica?
- 0.04, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Costa Rica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and Costa Rica rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 157th and Costa Rica ranks 155th 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.