Japan vs Moldova: Precipitation anomalies
Japan
-124.37 millimeters
in 2025
Moldova
-118.81 millimeters
in 2025
Japan rank
150th
Moldova rank
148th
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Japan
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports -118.81 millimeters against -124.37 millimeters in Japan, a difference of 5.56 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Moldova ahead.
Japan ranks 150th and Moldova ranks 148th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Moldova in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -330.65 millimeters | -94.88 millimeters | 235.77 millimeters | Moldova |
| 1950s | -38.68 millimeters | -92.72 millimeters | 54.04 millimeters | Japan |
| 1960s | 6.44 millimeters | 27.26 millimeters | 20.82 millimeters | Moldova |
| 1970s | 139.62 millimeters | 99.88 millimeters | 39.74 millimeters | Japan |
| 1980s | -43.26 millimeters | 69.36 millimeters | 112.62 millimeters | Moldova |
| 1990s | -11.55 millimeters | 30.46 millimeters | 42.01 millimeters | Moldova |
| 2000s | -69.05 millimeters | -13.56 millimeters | 55.49 millimeters | Moldova |
| 2010s | 70.21 millimeters | -17.55 millimeters | 87.76 millimeters | Japan |
| 2020s | 53.43 millimeters | -71.94 millimeters | 125.38 millimeters | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Japan or Moldova?
- Moldova, at -118.81 millimeters against -124.37 millimeters in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Japan and Moldova?
- 5.56 millimeters, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Moldova?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Moldova rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Japan ranks 150th and Moldova ranks 148th 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.