Democratic Republic of Congo vs Saint Lucia: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 0.1328 against 0.1032 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0296.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 65th and Saint Lucia ranks 63rd of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 | -0.1489 | 1.54 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | -0.0383 | -0.1047 | 0.0664 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | -0.1037 | 0.6965 | 0.8002 | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | -0.9283 | 0.4569 | 1.39 | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | -0.7843 | 0.2324 | 1.02 | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | -0.0817 | 0.2178 | 0.2995 | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 0.3225 | -0.4909 | 0.8134 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 0.1328 against 0.1032 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0296, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Saint Lucia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Saint Lucia rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 65th and Saint Lucia ranks 63rd 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.