Kenya vs Micronesia (country): Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index

Kenya
1.83
in 2023
Micronesia (country)
2.41
in 2023
Kenya rank
4th
Micronesia (country) rank
1st

Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time

  • Kenya
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 2.41 against 1.83 in Kenya, a difference of 0.58.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 32 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

Kenya ranks 4th and Micronesia (country) ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Micronesia (country) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.705 0.2755 0.4295 Kenya
1970s -0.049 -0.0207 0.0283 Micronesia (country)
1980s -0.0881 -0.2549 0.1668 Kenya
1990s -0.0899 -0.5919 0.502 Kenya
2000s -0.5151 -0.6115 0.0964 Kenya
2010s 0.4923 -0.2506 0.7429 Kenya
2020s 1.47 1.62 0.1557 Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Kenya or Micronesia (country)?
Micronesia (country), at 2.41 against 1.83 in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Kenya and Micronesia (country)?
0.58, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Micronesia (country)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Micronesia (country) rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
Kenya ranks 4th and Micronesia (country) ranks 1st 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.