Portugal vs United Arab Emirates: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time
- Portugal
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports -1.55 against -1.58 in Portugal, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 169th and United Arab Emirates ranks 168th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.488 | 0.1942 | 0.2938 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.3456 | 0.5186 | 0.173 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | -0.1579 | 0.1411 | 0.2989 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | -0.3411 | 0.0913 | 0.4324 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | -0.2043 | -1.12 | 0.9136 | Portugal |
| 2010s | -0.3956 | -1.26 | 0.8638 | Portugal |
| 2020s | -1.03 | -1.37 | 0.3344 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Portugal or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at -1.55 against -1.58 in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.03, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and United Arab Emirates rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
- Portugal ranks 169th and United Arab Emirates ranks 168th 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.