Nicaragua vs Sri Lanka: Annual precipitation
Nicaragua
1,915 millimeters
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2,057 millimeters
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
28th
Annual precipitation over time
- Nicaragua
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2,057 millimeters against 1,915 millimeters in Nicaragua, a difference of 142 millimeters.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,836 millimeters | 1,640 millimeters | 195.47 millimeters | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 1,767 millimeters | 1,459 millimeters | 307.69 millimeters | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 1,700 millimeters | 1,816 millimeters | 115.1 millimeters | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1,745 millimeters | 1,575 millimeters | 170.47 millimeters | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1,676 millimeters | 1,533 millimeters | 143.39 millimeters | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1,669 millimeters | 1,615 millimeters | 54.14 millimeters | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1,668 millimeters | 1,728 millimeters | 60.28 millimeters | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1,798 millimeters | 1,899 millimeters | 100.97 millimeters | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1,968 millimeters | 1,952 millimeters | 16.52 millimeters | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Nicaragua or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2,057 millimeters against 1,915 millimeters in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
- 142 millimeters, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Nicaragua ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th 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.