Fiji vs Suriname: Annual precipitation
Fiji
2,520 millimeters
in 2025
Suriname
2,494 millimeters
in 2025
Fiji rank
16th
Suriname rank
17th
Annual precipitation over time
- Fiji
- Suriname
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 2,520 millimeters against 2,494 millimeters in Suriname, a difference of 26 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 16th and Suriname ranks 17th of 192 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,347 millimeters | 1,754 millimeters | 593.74 millimeters | Fiji |
| 1950s | 2,488 millimeters | 1,818 millimeters | 669.21 millimeters | Fiji |
| 1960s | 2,211 millimeters | 1,688 millimeters | 522.69 millimeters | Fiji |
| 1970s | 2,447 millimeters | 1,870 millimeters | 576.25 millimeters | Fiji |
| 1980s | 2,141 millimeters | 1,649 millimeters | 492.36 millimeters | Fiji |
| 1990s | 2,023 millimeters | 1,503 millimeters | 520.87 millimeters | Fiji |
| 2000s | 2,267 millimeters | 1,752 millimeters | 515.82 millimeters | Fiji |
| 2010s | 2,425 millimeters | 2,033 millimeters | 392.04 millimeters | Fiji |
| 2020s | 2,741 millimeters | 2,377 millimeters | 363.48 millimeters | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Fiji or Suriname?
- Fiji, at 2,520 millimeters against 2,494 millimeters in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Fiji and Suriname?
- 26 millimeters, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Suriname?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Suriname rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Fiji ranks 16th and Suriname ranks 17th 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.