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
-200-1000100200300194019822025

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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Indicator
Precipitation anomalies
Unit
millimeters
Source
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 16,512 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed

Difference in a specific year's total precipitation—rain and snow—from the 1991–2020 average, measured in millimeters, excluding fog and dew.