Iceland vs Kiribati: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time
- Iceland
- Kiribati
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2221 against 0.1953 in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0268.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 53rd and Kiribati ranks 55th of 188 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.2499 | -0.5955 | 0.3456 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.5134 | -0.1076 | 0.621 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.2356 | 0.0112 | 0.2245 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.6935 | 0.0004 | 0.6932 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.8361 | 0.1965 | 0.6396 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.9778 | 0.2008 | 0.777 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.8032 | 0.1868 | 0.6164 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Iceland or Kiribati?
- Iceland, at 0.2221 against 0.1953 in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Iceland and Kiribati?
- 0.0268, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Kiribati?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Kiribati rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
- Iceland ranks 53rd and Kiribati ranks 55th 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.