Nepal vs Uruguay: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index

Nepal
-0.1666
in 2023
Uruguay
-0.1519
in 2023
Nepal rank
85th
Uruguay rank
82nd

Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time

  • Nepal
  • Uruguay
-202196019912023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports -0.1519 against -0.1666 in Nepal, a difference of 0.0147.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Nepal ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 188 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s -0.3552 -0.4539 0.0987 Nepal
1970s 0.0696 0.1202 0.0507 Uruguay
1980s -0.074 0.2335 0.3075 Uruguay
1990s -0.3891 0.3969 0.786 Uruguay
2000s -0.286 0.6789 0.9648 Uruguay
2010s -0.3151 0.588 0.9032 Uruguay
2020s -0.1709 -1 0.8295 Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Nepal or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at -0.1519 against -0.1666 in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Nepal and Uruguay?
0.0147, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Uruguay rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
Nepal ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 82nd 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.