Belize vs New Zealand: Annual precipitation
Belize
1,620 millimeters
in 2025
New Zealand
1,631 millimeters
in 2025
Belize rank
45th
New Zealand rank
43rd
Annual precipitation over time
- Belize
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1,631 millimeters against 1,620 millimeters in Belize, a difference of 11 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 45th and New Zealand ranks 43rd of 192 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,618 millimeters | 1,443 millimeters | 175.3 millimeters | Belize |
| 1950s | 1,632 millimeters | 1,517 millimeters | 114.19 millimeters | Belize |
| 1960s | 1,657 millimeters | 1,516 millimeters | 141.34 millimeters | Belize |
| 1970s | 1,696 millimeters | 1,533 millimeters | 162.87 millimeters | Belize |
| 1980s | 1,674 millimeters | 1,590 millimeters | 83.81 millimeters | Belize |
| 1990s | 1,594 millimeters | 1,556 millimeters | 38.14 millimeters | Belize |
| 2000s | 1,524 millimeters | 1,495 millimeters | 29.13 millimeters | Belize |
| 2010s | 1,619 millimeters | 1,570 millimeters | 49.3 millimeters | Belize |
| 2020s | 1,590 millimeters | 1,579 millimeters | 10.55 millimeters | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Belize or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1,631 millimeters against 1,620 millimeters in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Belize and New Zealand?
- 11 millimeters, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and New Zealand?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Belize and New Zealand rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Belize ranks 45th and New Zealand ranks 43rd 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.