Costa Rica vs Guatemala: Annual precipitation, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-13.63 % change on previous year
in 2025
Guatemala
-12.93 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
124th
Guatemala rank
121st
Annual precipitation, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports -12.93 % change on previous year against -13.63 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 53 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 124th and Guatemala ranks 121st of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Guatemala in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.09 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | 3.13 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | -2.62 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 3.95 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 6.05 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 3.5 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.346 % change on previous year | 0.6587 % change on previous year | 0.3127 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 1980s | -1.57 % change on previous year | -0.7534 % change on previous year | 0.8188 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 5.38 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -0.8969 % change on previous year | -1.84 % change on previous year | 0.939 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1931 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 4.22 % change on previous year | 4.88 % change on previous year | 0.6558 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at -12.93 % change on previous year against -13.63 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 0.7 % change on previous year, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Guatemala rank globally for annual precipitation, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 124th and Guatemala ranks 121st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual precipitation, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual precipitation. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.