Costa Rica vs Palestine: Precipitation anomalies

Costa Rica
-76.39 millimeters
in 2025
Palestine
-74.54 millimeters
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
125th
Palestine rank
124th

Precipitation anomalies over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Palestine
-1.0k-50005001.0k1.5k194019822025

How they compare

Palestine currently reports -74.54 millimeters against -76.39 millimeters in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.85 millimeters.

The two have swapped places 40 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Palestine ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 125th and Palestine ranks 124th of 192 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Palestine in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Palestine Difference Ahead
1940s 162.74 millimeters 14.36 millimeters 148.38 millimeters Costa Rica
1950s 91.78 millimeters 10.31 millimeters 81.46 millimeters Costa Rica
1960s -160.42 millimeters -0.0765 millimeters 160.34 millimeters Palestine
1970s 298.13 millimeters 12.96 millimeters 285.17 millimeters Costa Rica
1980s -259.12 millimeters 14 millimeters 273.12 millimeters Palestine
1990s -157.92 millimeters 9.17 millimeters 167.09 millimeters Palestine
2000s 96.03 millimeters -18.13 millimeters 114.16 millimeters Costa Rica
2010s 12.25 millimeters -4.62 millimeters 16.87 millimeters Costa Rica
2020s 56.57 millimeters -34.24 millimeters 90.81 millimeters Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Costa Rica or Palestine?
Palestine, at -74.54 millimeters against -76.39 millimeters in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Costa Rica and Palestine?
1.85 millimeters, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palestine?
86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Palestine rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
Costa Rica ranks 125th and Palestine ranks 124th 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.