North Korea vs Seychelles: Annual precipitation
North Korea
1,237 millimeters
in 2025
Seychelles
1,243 millimeters
in 2025
North Korea rank
70th
Seychelles rank
69th
Annual precipitation over time
- North Korea
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 1,243 millimeters against 1,237 millimeters in North Korea, a difference of 6 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Seychelles ahead.
North Korea ranks 70th and Seychelles ranks 69th of 192 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,030 millimeters | 1,414 millimeters | 383.53 millimeters | Seychelles |
| 1950s | 1,101 millimeters | 1,501 millimeters | 400 millimeters | Seychelles |
| 1960s | 1,309 millimeters | 1,624 millimeters | 314.45 millimeters | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 1,211 millimeters | 1,241 millimeters | 29.91 millimeters | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 1,172 millimeters | 1,393 millimeters | 220.68 millimeters | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 1,156 millimeters | 1,419 millimeters | 262.49 millimeters | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 1,107 millimeters | 1,584 millimeters | 477.13 millimeters | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 1,084 millimeters | 1,861 millimeters | 777.02 millimeters | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 1,287 millimeters | 1,926 millimeters | 638.23 millimeters | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, North Korea or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 1,243 millimeters against 1,237 millimeters in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between North Korea and Seychelles?
- 6 millimeters, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Seychelles?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Seychelles rank globally for annual precipitation?
- North Korea ranks 70th and Seychelles ranks 69th 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.
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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.