Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Precipitation anomalies
Nicaragua
185.68 millimeters
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
200.94 millimeters
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
28th
Papua New Guinea rank
27th
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Nicaragua
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 200.94 millimeters against 185.68 millimeters in Nicaragua, a difference of 15.26 millimeters.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 28th and Papua New Guinea ranks 27th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 8 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 106.13 millimeters | -116.89 millimeters | 223.02 millimeters | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 37.21 millimeters | -264.43 millimeters | 301.64 millimeters | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | -29.09 millimeters | -276.07 millimeters | 246.98 millimeters | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 15.56 millimeters | -195.15 millimeters | 210.72 millimeters | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | -53.6 millimeters | -288.03 millimeters | 234.43 millimeters | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | -60.57 millimeters | -310.89 millimeters | 250.32 millimeters | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | -62.05 millimeters | -96.37 millimeters | 34.32 millimeters | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 68.54 millimeters | 331.04 millimeters | 262.5 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 238.5 millimeters | 216.71 millimeters | 21.79 millimeters | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 200.94 millimeters against 185.68 millimeters in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 15.26 millimeters, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Nicaragua ranks 28th and Papua New Guinea ranks 27th 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.