Belize vs Japan: Annual precipitation
Belize
1,620 millimeters
in 2025
Japan
1,642 millimeters
in 2025
Belize rank
45th
Japan rank
42nd
Annual precipitation over time
- Belize
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,642 millimeters against 1,620 millimeters in Belize, a difference of 22 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 45th and Japan ranks 42nd of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,618 millimeters | 1,435 millimeters | 183.09 millimeters | Belize |
| 1950s | 1,632 millimeters | 1,727 millimeters | 95.69 millimeters | Japan |
| 1960s | 1,657 millimeters | 1,772 millimeters | 115.3 millimeters | Japan |
| 1970s | 1,696 millimeters | 1,906 millimeters | 209.6 millimeters | Japan |
| 1980s | 1,674 millimeters | 1,723 millimeters | 48.78 millimeters | Japan |
| 1990s | 1,594 millimeters | 1,754 millimeters | 159.92 millimeters | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,524 millimeters | 1,697 millimeters | 173.18 millimeters | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,619 millimeters | 1,836 millimeters | 216.93 millimeters | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,590 millimeters | 1,819 millimeters | 229.65 millimeters | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Belize or Japan?
- Japan, at 1,642 millimeters against 1,620 millimeters in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Belize and Japan?
- 22 millimeters, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Japan?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Japan rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Belize ranks 45th and Japan ranks 42nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual precipitation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual precipitation—rain and snow—calculated as the sum of daily averages, reported as the depth of water falling to Earth's surface, excluding fog and dew.