Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Precipitation anomalies
Costa Rica
-76.39 millimeters
in 2025
Nigeria
-73.8 millimeters
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
125th
Nigeria rank
122nd
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -73.8 millimeters against -76.39 millimeters in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.59 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Nigeria ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 125th and Nigeria ranks 122nd of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 162.74 millimeters | -114.51 millimeters | 277.25 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 91.78 millimeters | 7.74 millimeters | 84.04 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | -160.42 millimeters | -73.6 millimeters | 86.81 millimeters | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 298.13 millimeters | 42.83 millimeters | 255.3 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | -259.12 millimeters | 24.36 millimeters | 283.48 millimeters | Nigeria |
| 1990s | -157.92 millimeters | 45.62 millimeters | 203.54 millimeters | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 96.03 millimeters | -65.02 millimeters | 161.05 millimeters | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12.25 millimeters | 24.21 millimeters | 11.96 millimeters | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 56.57 millimeters | -113.86 millimeters | 170.43 millimeters | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Costa Rica or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -73.8 millimeters against -76.39 millimeters in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 2.59 millimeters, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th and Nigeria ranks 122nd 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.