Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Annual precipitation
Papua New Guinea
4,152 millimeters
in 2025
Solomon Islands
4,109 millimeters
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Solomon Islands rank
2nd
Annual precipitation over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4,152 millimeters against 4,109 millimeters in Solomon Islands, a difference of 43 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Solomon Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3,834 millimeters | 3,777 millimeters | 56.93 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 3,687 millimeters | 3,625 millimeters | 62.32 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 3,675 millimeters | 3,709 millimeters | 33.82 millimeters | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 3,756 millimeters | 3,467 millimeters | 288.9 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 3,663 millimeters | 3,332 millimeters | 330.87 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 3,640 millimeters | 3,336 millimeters | 304.1 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3,855 millimeters | 3,869 millimeters | 13.63 millimeters | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 4,282 millimeters | 4,111 millimeters | 171.51 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4,168 millimeters | 4,230 millimeters | 62.47 millimeters | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4,152 millimeters against 4,109 millimeters in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 43 millimeters, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 2nd 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.