Jamaica vs Paraguay: Annual precipitation
Jamaica
1,149 millimeters
in 2025
Paraguay
1,211 millimeters
in 2025
Jamaica rank
73rd
Paraguay rank
71st
Annual precipitation over time
- Jamaica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1,211 millimeters against 1,149 millimeters in Jamaica, a difference of 62 millimeters.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Paraguay ahead.
Jamaica ranks 73rd and Paraguay ranks 71st of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,169 millimeters | 1,615 millimeters | 445.33 millimeters | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 1,077 millimeters | 1,607 millimeters | 529.6 millimeters | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 1,109 millimeters | 1,300 millimeters | 191.64 millimeters | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 1,099 millimeters | 1,366 millimeters | 267.21 millimeters | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 1,063 millimeters | 1,579 millimeters | 515.38 millimeters | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 1,037 millimeters | 1,570 millimeters | 532.36 millimeters | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1,150 millimeters | 1,297 millimeters | 147.1 millimeters | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1,076 millimeters | 1,362 millimeters | 286.12 millimeters | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1,108 millimeters | 1,046 millimeters | 62.07 millimeters | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Jamaica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1,211 millimeters against 1,149 millimeters in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Jamaica and Paraguay?
- 62 millimeters, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Paraguay?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Paraguay rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Jamaica ranks 73rd and Paraguay ranks 71st 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.