Chile vs Switzerland: Precipitation anomalies
Chile
-72.48 millimeters
in 2025
Switzerland
-73.38 millimeters
in 2025
Chile rank
118th
Switzerland rank
119th
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Chile
- Switzerland
How they compare
Chile currently reports -72.48 millimeters against -73.38 millimeters in Switzerland, a difference of 0.9 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 118th and Switzerland ranks 119th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -9.53 millimeters | -355.12 millimeters | 345.59 millimeters | Chile |
| 1950s | -14.65 millimeters | -157.12 millimeters | 142.46 millimeters | Chile |
| 1960s | -123.98 millimeters | -43.16 millimeters | 80.82 millimeters | Switzerland |
| 1970s | -42.13 millimeters | -9.71 millimeters | 32.42 millimeters | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 52.09 millimeters | 63.24 millimeters | 11.15 millimeters | Switzerland |
| 1990s | -24.14 millimeters | 21.98 millimeters | 46.12 millimeters | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 33.85 millimeters | -21.48 millimeters | 55.33 millimeters | Chile |
| 2010s | -1.52 millimeters | 1.36 millimeters | 2.87 millimeters | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -79.94 millimeters | -4.93 millimeters | 75.01 millimeters | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Chile or Switzerland?
- Chile, at -72.48 millimeters against -73.38 millimeters in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Chile and Switzerland?
- 0.9 millimeters, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Switzerland?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Switzerland rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Chile ranks 118th and Switzerland ranks 119th 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.