Australia vs Puerto Rico: Precipitation anomalies
Australia
0.3538 millimeters
in 2025
Puerto Rico
9.32 millimeters
in 2025
Australia rank
74th
Puerto Rico rank
71st
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Australia
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 9.32 millimeters against 0.3538 millimeters in Australia, a difference of 8.97 millimeters.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 26.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Australia ranks 74th and Puerto Rico ranks 71st of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -42.1 millimeters | 151.43 millimeters | 193.53 millimeters | Puerto Rico |
| 1950s | -35.44 millimeters | -73.93 millimeters | 38.49 millimeters | Australia |
| 1960s | -39.31 millimeters | -171.64 millimeters | 132.32 millimeters | Australia |
| 1970s | 29.92 millimeters | -24.61 millimeters | 54.53 millimeters | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.97 millimeters | 33.96 millimeters | 28.99 millimeters | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 9.8 millimeters | -37.14 millimeters | 46.94 millimeters | Australia |
| 2000s | -10.2 millimeters | -20.65 millimeters | 10.45 millimeters | Australia |
| 2010s | -4.66 millimeters | 48.84 millimeters | 53.49 millimeters | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 35.13 millimeters | 32.49 millimeters | 2.63 millimeters | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Australia or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 9.32 millimeters against 0.3538 millimeters in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Australia and Puerto Rico?
- 8.97 millimeters, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Puerto Rico?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Puerto Rico rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Australia ranks 74th and Puerto Rico ranks 71st 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.