Laos vs Nepal: Annual precipitation
Laos
2,108 millimeters
in 2025
Nepal
2,131 millimeters
in 2025
Laos rank
26th
Nepal rank
25th
Annual precipitation over time
- Laos
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 2,131 millimeters against 2,108 millimeters in Laos, a difference of 23 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 26th and Nepal ranks 25th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,726 millimeters | 2,064 millimeters | 338.37 millimeters | Nepal |
| 1950s | 1,819 millimeters | 2,356 millimeters | 537.02 millimeters | Nepal |
| 1960s | 1,967 millimeters | 2,120 millimeters | 153.31 millimeters | Nepal |
| 1970s | 2,153 millimeters | 2,054 millimeters | 98.92 millimeters | Laos |
| 1980s | 2,088 millimeters | 1,937 millimeters | 151.44 millimeters | Laos |
| 1990s | 1,974 millimeters | 1,994 millimeters | 19.1 millimeters | Nepal |
| 2000s | 1,973 millimeters | 2,014 millimeters | 41.21 millimeters | Nepal |
| 2010s | 1,959 millimeters | 2,097 millimeters | 138.56 millimeters | Nepal |
| 2020s | 1,912 millimeters | 2,229 millimeters | 317.78 millimeters | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Laos or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 2,131 millimeters against 2,108 millimeters in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Laos and Nepal?
- 23 millimeters, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nepal?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Nepal rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Laos ranks 26th and Nepal ranks 25th 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.