Costa Rica vs Panama: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports -1.22 against -1.29 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 155th and Panama ranks 153rd of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2485 | -0.2035 | 0.452 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.5123 | 0.6646 | 0.1523 | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.0824 | 0.3154 | 0.233 | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.1109 | 0.0218 | 0.0891 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1215 | 0.327 | 0.2055 | Panama |
| 2010s | -0.1839 | -0.1668 | 0.0171 | Panama |
| 2020s | -0.1233 | 0.0278 | 0.1512 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at -1.22 against -1.29 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.07, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
- Costa Rica ranks 155th and Panama ranks 153rd 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.