Bahamas vs Jamaica: Precipitation anomalies
Bahamas
48.76 millimeters
in 2025
Jamaica
62.28 millimeters
in 2025
Bahamas rank
54th
Jamaica rank
51st
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 62.28 millimeters against 48.76 millimeters in Bahamas, a difference of 13.52 millimeters.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 54th and Jamaica ranks 51st of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 15.16 millimeters | 82.27 millimeters | 67.11 millimeters | Jamaica |
| 1950s | -88.39 millimeters | -9.85 millimeters | 78.54 millimeters | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 96.24 millimeters | 21.94 millimeters | 74.3 millimeters | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 4.2 millimeters | 12.21 millimeters | 8.01 millimeters | Jamaica |
| 1980s | -1.03 millimeters | -23.73 millimeters | 22.7 millimeters | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 11.31 millimeters | -49.73 millimeters | 61.05 millimeters | Bahamas |
| 2000s | -56.28 millimeters | 63.39 millimeters | 119.67 millimeters | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 18.33 millimeters | -11.32 millimeters | 29.65 millimeters | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 4.41 millimeters | 20.79 millimeters | 16.39 millimeters | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Bahamas or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 62.28 millimeters against 48.76 millimeters in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 13.52 millimeters, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Bahamas ranks 54th and Jamaica ranks 51st 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.