India vs New Zealand: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time
- India
- New Zealand
How they compare
India currently reports 0.4919 against 0.469 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0229.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
India ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 35th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.2106 | -0.1709 | 0.0397 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.1524 | 0.2928 | 0.1403 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | -0.3878 | -0.1624 | 0.2254 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | -0.1534 | 0.2229 | 0.3764 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | -0.6513 | -0.4432 | 0.2081 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.1655 | -0.1969 | 0.3624 | India |
| 2020s | 0.9743 | 0.6084 | 0.3659 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, India or New Zealand?
- India, at 0.4919 against 0.469 in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between India and New Zealand?
- 0.0229, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do India and New Zealand rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
- India ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 35th 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.