Ethiopia vs Seychelles: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index

Ethiopia
0.315
in 2023
Seychelles
0.2971
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
45th
Seychelles rank
47th

Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.315 against 0.2971 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.0179.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 45th and Seychelles ranks 47th of 188 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Seychelles Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6435 0.6374 0.0062 Ethiopia
1970s -0.0279 0.0127 0.0405 Seychelles
1980s -0.5187 -0.2979 0.2209 Seychelles
1990s -0.2502 0.2321 0.4823 Seychelles
2000s -0.649 -0.1509 0.4981 Seychelles
2010s 0.3767 -0.4196 0.7963 Ethiopia
2020s 0.6275 0.143 0.4844 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Ethiopia or Seychelles?
Ethiopia, at 0.315 against 0.2971 in Seychelles as of 2023.
What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Ethiopia and Seychelles?
0.0179, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Seychelles?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Seychelles rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
Ethiopia ranks 45th and Seychelles ranks 47th 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

Indicator
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Source
Global SPEI database (SPEIbase). https://spei.csic.es/database.html
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 12,095 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.