Australia vs Cape Verde: Precipitation anomalies
Australia
0.3538 millimeters
in 2025
Cape Verde
-0.1924 millimeters
in 2025
Australia rank
74th
Cape Verde rank
75th
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Australia
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.3538 millimeters against -0.1924 millimeters in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.5462 millimeters.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.8 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Australia ranks 74th and Cape Verde ranks 75th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Cape Verde in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -42.1 millimeters | 6.26 millimeters | 48.36 millimeters | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | -35.44 millimeters | 91.89 millimeters | 127.33 millimeters | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | -39.31 millimeters | 28.32 millimeters | 67.63 millimeters | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 29.92 millimeters | -24.28 millimeters | 54.2 millimeters | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.97 millimeters | -16.92 millimeters | 21.89 millimeters | Australia |
| 1990s | 9.8 millimeters | -35.3 millimeters | 45.1 millimeters | Australia |
| 2000s | -10.2 millimeters | 5.05 millimeters | 15.25 millimeters | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | -4.66 millimeters | 29.01 millimeters | 33.67 millimeters | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 35.13 millimeters | 6.63 millimeters | 28.49 millimeters | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Australia or Cape Verde?
- Australia, at 0.3538 millimeters against -0.1924 millimeters in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Australia and Cape Verde?
- 0.5462 millimeters, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cape Verde?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Cape Verde rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Australia ranks 74th 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.