El Salvador vs Heard Island and McDonald Islands: Annual precipitation
El Salvador
1,358 millimeters
in 2025
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
1,377 millimeters
in 2025
El Salvador rank
62nd
Heard Island and McDonald Islands rank
61st
Annual precipitation over time
- El Salvador
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
How they compare
Heard Island and McDonald Islands currently reports 1,377 millimeters against 1,358 millimeters in El Salvador, a difference of 19 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Heard Island and McDonald Islands ahead.
El Salvador ranks 62nd and Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranks 61st of 192 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,442 millimeters | 1,217 millimeters | 225.78 millimeters | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 1,611 millimeters | 1,040 millimeters | 571.28 millimeters | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1,512 millimeters | 1,166 millimeters | 345.56 millimeters | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1,494 millimeters | 1,215 millimeters | 279.24 millimeters | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1,409 millimeters | 1,309 millimeters | 100.73 millimeters | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1,590 millimeters | 1,319 millimeters | 270.63 millimeters | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1,532 millimeters | 1,339 millimeters | 193.01 millimeters | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,525 millimeters | 1,391 millimeters | 134.47 millimeters | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1,692 millimeters | 1,339 millimeters | 352.92 millimeters | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, El Salvador or Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands, at 1,377 millimeters against 1,358 millimeters in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between El Salvador and Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- 19 millimeters, with Heard Island and McDonald Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Heard Island and McDonald Islands rank globally for annual precipitation?
- El Salvador ranks 62nd and Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranks 61st 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.