Rwanda vs United States: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time
- Rwanda
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.1948 against 0.1688 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.026.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Rwanda ranks 58th and United States ranks 56th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5004 | -0.106 | 0.6064 | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.6495 | 0.2633 | 0.3862 | Rwanda |
| 1980s | -0.2371 | 0.2181 | 0.4552 | United States |
| 1990s | -0.1627 | 0.9208 | 1.08 | United States |
| 2000s | -0.342 | 0.0858 | 0.4279 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.309 | 0.7204 | 0.4114 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.7741 | -0.2023 | 0.9763 | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Rwanda or United States?
- United States, at 0.1948 against 0.1688 in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Rwanda and United States?
- 0.026, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and United States rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
- Rwanda ranks 58th and United States ranks 56th 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.