Latvia vs Sweden: Annual precipitation
Latvia
833.21 millimeters
in 2025
Sweden
809.91 millimeters
in 2025
Latvia rank
114th
Sweden rank
117th
Annual precipitation over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 833.21 millimeters against 809.91 millimeters in Sweden, a difference of 23.3 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 114th and Sweden ranks 117th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 652.15 millimeters | 671.14 millimeters | 18.99 millimeters | Sweden |
| 1950s | 691.17 millimeters | 707.2 millimeters | 16.03 millimeters | Sweden |
| 1960s | 729.14 millimeters | 739.91 millimeters | 10.77 millimeters | Sweden |
| 1970s | 761.66 millimeters | 745.07 millimeters | 16.58 millimeters | Latvia |
| 1980s | 811.53 millimeters | 778.48 millimeters | 33.06 millimeters | Latvia |
| 1990s | 770.32 millimeters | 768.73 millimeters | 1.59 millimeters | Latvia |
| 2000s | 739.65 millimeters | 789.98 millimeters | 50.33 millimeters | Sweden |
| 2010s | 764.51 millimeters | 800.51 millimeters | 36 millimeters | Sweden |
| 2020s | 776.26 millimeters | 828.01 millimeters | 51.75 millimeters | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Latvia or Sweden?
- Latvia, at 833.21 millimeters against 809.91 millimeters in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Latvia and Sweden?
- 23.3 millimeters, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Latvia ranks 114th and Sweden ranks 117th 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.