Afghanistan vs United States Virgin Islands: Precipitation anomalies
Afghanistan
-90.14 millimeters
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
-85.6 millimeters
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
138th
United States Virgin Islands rank
135th
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Afghanistan
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports -85.6 millimeters against -90.14 millimeters in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.54 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 138th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 135th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and United States Virgin Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -69.37 millimeters | 217.6 millimeters | 286.97 millimeters | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1950s | 71.44 millimeters | -95.88 millimeters | 167.32 millimeters | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 12.31 millimeters | -121.49 millimeters | 133.8 millimeters | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 2.9 millimeters | -6.61 millimeters | 9.51 millimeters | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 25.37 millimeters | 86.73 millimeters | 61.36 millimeters | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 45.81 millimeters | -49.22 millimeters | 95.03 millimeters | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | -41.05 millimeters | 20.19 millimeters | 61.24 millimeters | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | -6.46 millimeters | 17.42 millimeters | 23.88 millimeters | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | -42.34 millimeters | 36.55 millimeters | 78.89 millimeters | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Afghanistan or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at -85.6 millimeters against -90.14 millimeters in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Afghanistan and United States Virgin Islands?
- 4.54 millimeters, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States Virgin Islands?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Afghanistan ranks 138th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 135th 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 Precipitation anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The difference in a specific year's total precipitation—rain and snow—from the 1991–2020 average, measured in millimeters, excluding fog and dew.