Cook Islands vs Madagascar: Annual precipitation
Cook Islands
1,504 millimeters
in 2025
Madagascar
1,465 millimeters
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
51st
Madagascar rank
54th
Annual precipitation over time
- Cook Islands
- Madagascar
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 1,504 millimeters against 1,465 millimeters in Madagascar, a difference of 39 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 51st and Madagascar ranks 54th of 192 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,779 millimeters | 1,368 millimeters | 410.46 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 1950s | 1,883 millimeters | 1,489 millimeters | 393.51 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 1,755 millimeters | 1,361 millimeters | 393.76 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 1,692 millimeters | 1,487 millimeters | 205.81 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 1,730 millimeters | 1,447 millimeters | 283.24 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 1,531 millimeters | 1,357 millimeters | 174.05 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 1,755 millimeters | 1,444 millimeters | 310.93 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 1,641 millimeters | 1,442 millimeters | 198.66 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 1,787 millimeters | 1,370 millimeters | 417.8 millimeters | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Cook Islands or Madagascar?
- Cook Islands, at 1,504 millimeters against 1,465 millimeters in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Cook Islands and Madagascar?
- 39 millimeters, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Madagascar?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and Madagascar rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Cook Islands ranks 51st and Madagascar ranks 54th 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.