Lesotho vs Madagascar: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -0.4634 against -0.4991 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0357.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 104th and Madagascar ranks 101st of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0048 | 0.2031 | 0.208 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.4872 | 0.7388 | 0.2516 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | -0.0832 | 0.7863 | 0.8694 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | -0.1573 | 0.0392 | 0.1965 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | -0.091 | 0.178 | 0.269 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -1.04 | -0.5991 | 0.4362 | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.2971 | -0.7593 | 1.06 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at -0.4634 against -0.4991 in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 0.0357, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
- Lesotho ranks 104th and Madagascar ranks 101st 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.