Italy vs Sweden: Precipitation anomalies
Italy
21.4 millimeters
in 2025
Sweden
23.14 millimeters
in 2025
Italy rank
67th
Sweden rank
65th
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 23.14 millimeters against 21.4 millimeters in Italy, a difference of 1.74 millimeters.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 67th and Sweden ranks 65th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -140.76 millimeters | -115.63 millimeters | 25.13 millimeters | Sweden |
| 1950s | -35.37 millimeters | -79.57 millimeters | 44.2 millimeters | Italy |
| 1960s | 67.83 millimeters | -46.86 millimeters | 114.69 millimeters | Italy |
| 1970s | 99.88 millimeters | -41.7 millimeters | 141.57 millimeters | Italy |
| 1980s | -50.19 millimeters | -8.3 millimeters | 41.9 millimeters | Sweden |
| 1990s | -69.18 millimeters | -18.04 millimeters | 51.14 millimeters | Sweden |
| 2000s | -24.04 millimeters | 3.21 millimeters | 27.25 millimeters | Sweden |
| 2010s | 84.23 millimeters | 13.74 millimeters | 70.5 millimeters | Italy |
| 2020s | -8.2 millimeters | 41.24 millimeters | 49.44 millimeters | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 23.14 millimeters against 21.4 millimeters in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Italy and Sweden?
- 1.74 millimeters, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Italy ranks 67th and Sweden ranks 65th 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.