Guinea-Bissau vs New Zealand: Annual precipitation
Guinea-Bissau
1,621 millimeters
in 2025
New Zealand
1,631 millimeters
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
44th
New Zealand rank
43rd
Annual precipitation over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1,631 millimeters against 1,621 millimeters in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 10 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 43rd of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,480 millimeters | 1,443 millimeters | 37.17 millimeters | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1950s | 1,804 millimeters | 1,517 millimeters | 286.23 millimeters | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 1,628 millimeters | 1,516 millimeters | 111.82 millimeters | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 1,544 millimeters | 1,533 millimeters | 11.34 millimeters | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 1,368 millimeters | 1,590 millimeters | 222.41 millimeters | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1,328 millimeters | 1,556 millimeters | 228.46 millimeters | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1,225 millimeters | 1,495 millimeters | 269.85 millimeters | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1,363 millimeters | 1,570 millimeters | 206.7 millimeters | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1,542 millimeters | 1,579 millimeters | 36.97 millimeters | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Guinea-Bissau or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1,631 millimeters against 1,621 millimeters in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Guinea-Bissau and New Zealand?
- 10 millimeters, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and New Zealand?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and New Zealand rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 43rd 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 Annual precipitation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total annual precipitation—rain and snow—calculated as the sum of daily averages, reported as the depth of water falling to Earth's surface, excluding fog and dew.