Jamaica vs North Korea: Annual precipitation
Jamaica
1,149 millimeters
in 2025
North Korea
1,237 millimeters
in 2025
Jamaica rank
73rd
North Korea rank
70th
Annual precipitation over time
- Jamaica
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1,237 millimeters against 1,149 millimeters in Jamaica, a difference of 88 millimeters.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 73rd and North Korea ranks 70th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,169 millimeters | 1,030 millimeters | 139.15 millimeters | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 1,077 millimeters | 1,101 millimeters | 23.92 millimeters | North Korea |
| 1960s | 1,109 millimeters | 1,309 millimeters | 200.6 millimeters | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1,099 millimeters | 1,211 millimeters | 111.66 millimeters | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1,063 millimeters | 1,172 millimeters | 108.69 millimeters | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1,037 millimeters | 1,156 millimeters | 119.03 millimeters | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1,150 millimeters | 1,107 millimeters | 43.04 millimeters | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1,076 millimeters | 1,084 millimeters | 8.06 millimeters | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1,108 millimeters | 1,287 millimeters | 179.73 millimeters | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Jamaica or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 1,237 millimeters against 1,149 millimeters in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Jamaica and North Korea?
- 88 millimeters, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and North Korea?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and North Korea rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Jamaica ranks 73rd and North Korea ranks 70th 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.