Cook Islands vs Malawi: Annual precipitation
Cook Islands
1,504 millimeters
in 2025
Malawi
1,549 millimeters
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
51st
Malawi rank
48th
Annual precipitation over time
- Cook Islands
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1,549 millimeters against 1,504 millimeters in Cook Islands, a difference of 45 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 51st and Malawi ranks 48th 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 | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,779 millimeters | 1,308 millimeters | 470.72 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 1950s | 1,883 millimeters | 1,561 millimeters | 321.59 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 1,755 millimeters | 1,361 millimeters | 393.39 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 1,692 millimeters | 1,452 millimeters | 240.66 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 1,730 millimeters | 1,448 millimeters | 281.58 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 1,531 millimeters | 1,262 millimeters | 268.79 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 1,755 millimeters | 1,375 millimeters | 380.32 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 1,641 millimeters | 1,373 millimeters | 267.37 millimeters | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 1,787 millimeters | 1,459 millimeters | 328.63 millimeters | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Cook Islands or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1,549 millimeters against 1,504 millimeters in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Cook Islands and Malawi?
- 45 millimeters, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Malawi?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and Malawi rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Cook Islands ranks 51st and Malawi ranks 48th 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.