Algeria vs Cape Verde: Precipitation anomalies
Algeria
-4.31 millimeters
in 2025
Cape Verde
-0.1924 millimeters
in 2025
Algeria rank
78th
Cape Verde rank
75th
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Algeria
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports -0.1924 millimeters against -4.31 millimeters in Algeria, a difference of 4.12 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Algeria ranks 78th and Cape Verde ranks 75th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Cape Verde in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -7.41 millimeters | 6.26 millimeters | 13.67 millimeters | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 5 millimeters | 91.89 millimeters | 86.89 millimeters | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 5.89 millimeters | 28.32 millimeters | 22.42 millimeters | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 15.21 millimeters | -24.28 millimeters | 39.49 millimeters | Algeria |
| 1980s | -2.11 millimeters | -16.92 millimeters | 14.81 millimeters | Algeria |
| 1990s | 1.79 millimeters | -35.3 millimeters | 37.09 millimeters | Algeria |
| 2000s | -0.3976 millimeters | 5.05 millimeters | 5.45 millimeters | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.82 millimeters | 29.01 millimeters | 27.19 millimeters | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | -19.93 millimeters | 6.63 millimeters | 26.56 millimeters | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Algeria or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at -0.1924 millimeters against -4.31 millimeters in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Algeria and Cape Verde?
- 4.12 millimeters, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Cape Verde?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Cape Verde rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Algeria ranks 78th and Cape Verde ranks 75th 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 Precipitation anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in a specific year's total precipitation—rain and snow—from the 1991–2020 average, measured in millimeters, excluding fog and dew.