Fiji vs Sierra Leone: Annual precipitation
Fiji
2,520 millimeters
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2,951 millimeters
in 2025
Fiji rank
16th
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Annual precipitation over time
- Fiji
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2,951 millimeters against 2,520 millimeters in Fiji, a difference of 431 millimeters.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,347 millimeters | 2,396 millimeters | 48.66 millimeters | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 2,488 millimeters | 2,791 millimeters | 303.81 millimeters | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 2,211 millimeters | 2,661 millimeters | 450.24 millimeters | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2,447 millimeters | 2,678 millimeters | 231.84 millimeters | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 2,141 millimeters | 2,624 millimeters | 482.72 millimeters | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 2,023 millimeters | 2,477 millimeters | 453.76 millimeters | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2,267 millimeters | 2,521 millimeters | 253.6 millimeters | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2,425 millimeters | 2,570 millimeters | 144.32 millimeters | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2,741 millimeters | 2,695 millimeters | 46.2 millimeters | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Fiji or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2,951 millimeters against 2,520 millimeters in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Fiji and Sierra Leone?
- 431 millimeters, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Sierra Leone?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Fiji ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th 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.