Nigeria vs Seychelles: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index

Nigeria
0.3331
in 2023
Seychelles
0.2971
in 2023
Nigeria rank
44th
Seychelles rank
47th

Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time

  • Nigeria
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.3331 against 0.2971 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.036.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 44th and Seychelles ranks 47th of 188 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Seychelles Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8109 0.6374 0.1735 Nigeria
1970s 0.1954 0.0127 0.1828 Nigeria
1980s -0.5787 -0.2979 0.2809 Seychelles
1990s 0.1184 0.2321 0.1137 Seychelles
2000s -0.4352 -0.1509 0.2844 Seychelles
2010s -0.4033 -0.4196 0.0163 Nigeria
2020s -0.0331 0.143 0.1762 Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Nigeria or Seychelles?
Nigeria, at 0.3331 against 0.2971 in Seychelles as of 2023.
What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Nigeria and Seychelles?
0.036, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Seychelles?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Seychelles rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
Nigeria ranks 44th and Seychelles ranks 47th 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.