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
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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

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.