Samoa vs Serbia: Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index over time
- Samoa
- Serbia
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.104 against 0.0761 in Serbia, a difference of 0.0279.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Serbia ahead.
Samoa ranks 64th and Serbia ranks 67th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Serbia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.042 | 0.2937 | 0.3357 | Serbia |
| 1970s | 0.3369 | 0.5765 | 0.2395 | Serbia |
| 1980s | -0.1813 | -0.1622 | 0.0191 | Serbia |
| 1990s | -0.0771 | -0.1628 | 0.0858 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.1238 | -0.4555 | 0.5793 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.3074 | -0.407 | 0.7144 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.423 | -0.8048 | 1.23 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index, Samoa or Serbia?
- Samoa, at 0.104 against 0.0761 in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index between Samoa and Serbia?
- 0.0279, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Serbia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Serbia rank globally for standardised precipitation-evapotranspiration index?
- Samoa ranks 64th and Serbia ranks 67th 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.