Botswana vs India: Precipitation anomalies
Botswana
240.02 millimeters
in 2025
India
219.26 millimeters
in 2025
Botswana rank
21st
India rank
22nd
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Botswana
- India
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 240.02 millimeters against 219.26 millimeters in India, a difference of 20.76 millimeters.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 51 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was India ahead.
Botswana ranks 21st and India ranks 22nd of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.22 millimeters | 44.95 millimeters | 47.17 millimeters | India |
| 1950s | 46.26 millimeters | 120.02 millimeters | 73.76 millimeters | India |
| 1960s | -3.31 millimeters | 39.1 millimeters | 42.41 millimeters | India |
| 1970s | 24.83 millimeters | -58.38 millimeters | 83.2 millimeters | Botswana |
| 1980s | -19.82 millimeters | -104.04 millimeters | 84.22 millimeters | Botswana |
| 1990s | -23.55 millimeters | 3.9 millimeters | 27.45 millimeters | India |
| 2000s | 12.19 millimeters | -32.4 millimeters | 44.6 millimeters | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.1875 millimeters | 40.06 millimeters | 39.87 millimeters | India |
| 2020s | 30.46 millimeters | 111.44 millimeters | 80.98 millimeters | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Botswana or India?
- Botswana, at 240.02 millimeters against 219.26 millimeters in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Botswana and India?
- 20.76 millimeters, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and India?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and India rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Botswana ranks 21st and India ranks 22nd 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.