Nicaragua vs Zimbabwe: Precipitation anomalies
Nicaragua
185.68 millimeters
in 2025
Zimbabwe
206 millimeters
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
28th
Zimbabwe rank
25th
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Nicaragua
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 206 millimeters against 185.68 millimeters in Nicaragua, a difference of 20.32 millimeters.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 44 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 106.13 millimeters | 115.86 millimeters | 9.73 millimeters | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 37.21 millimeters | 81.13 millimeters | 43.92 millimeters | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | -29.09 millimeters | -84.18 millimeters | 55.09 millimeters | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 15.56 millimeters | 16.47 millimeters | 0.9019 millimeters | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -53.6 millimeters | -39.62 millimeters | 13.99 millimeters | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -60.57 millimeters | -45.16 millimeters | 15.41 millimeters | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -62.05 millimeters | 29.61 millimeters | 91.66 millimeters | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 68.54 millimeters | -1.32 millimeters | 69.86 millimeters | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 238.5 millimeters | 19.08 millimeters | 219.42 millimeters | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Nicaragua or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 206 millimeters against 185.68 millimeters in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
- 20.32 millimeters, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Zimbabwe rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Nicaragua ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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.