Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Annual precipitation, annual growth rate
Lesotho
68.22 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zimbabwe
122.78 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho rank
4th
Zimbabwe rank
3rd
Annual precipitation, annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 122.78 % change on previous year against 68.22 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 54.56 % change on previous year.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.8 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 48 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Lesotho ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.79 % change on previous year | 7.09 % change on previous year | 8.89 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 14.02 % change on previous year | 12.06 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1960s | -0.6937 % change on previous year | 13 % change on previous year | 13.7 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1.73 % change on previous year | -0.5537 % change on previous year | 2.28 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 2.86 % change on previous year | 5.41 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.9219 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.52 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 3.74 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | -0.9073 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 14.18 % change on previous year | 17.71 % change on previous year | 3.53 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, annual growth rate, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 122.78 % change on previous year against 68.22 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 54.56 % change on previous year, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual precipitation, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd 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.