Iraq vs East Timor: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time
- Iraq
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports -1.39 against -1.46 in Iraq, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Timor ahead.
Iraq ranks 159th and East Timor ranks 157th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and East Timor in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3036 | 0.1233 | 0.1803 | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.3581 | -0.0148 | 0.3729 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.2474 | -0.1546 | 0.4019 | Iraq |
| 1990s | -0.1837 | 0.498 | 0.6818 | East Timor |
| 2000s | -1 | 0.0048 | 1.01 | East Timor |
| 2010s | -1.24 | 0.0734 | 1.31 | East Timor |
| 2020s | -1.62 | -1.63 | 0.0053 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Iraq or East Timor?
- East Timor, at -1.39 against -1.46 in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Iraq and East Timor?
- 0.07, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and East Timor?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and East Timor rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
- Iraq ranks 159th and East Timor ranks 157th 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.