Lebanon vs United States of America: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time
- Lebanon
- United States of America
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 0.2115 against 0.1948 in United States of America, a difference of 0.0167.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Lebanon ranks 54th and United States of America ranks 56th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1848 | -0.106 | 0.2907 | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 0.1028 | 0.2633 | 0.1605 | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.1336 | 0.2181 | 0.0845 | United States of America |
| 1990s | -0.2682 | 0.9208 | 1.19 | United States of America |
| 2000s | -0.3095 | 0.0858 | 0.3954 | United States of America |
| 2010s | -0.3806 | 0.7204 | 1.1 | United States of America |
| 2020s | -0.1012 | -0.2023 | 0.1011 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Lebanon or United States of America?
- Lebanon, at 0.2115 against 0.1948 in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Lebanon and United States of America?
- 0.0167, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and United States of America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and United States of America rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
- Lebanon ranks 54th and United States of America ranks 56th 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.