Gambia vs Laos: Precipitation anomalies
Gambia
132.42 millimeters
in 2025
Laos
153 millimeters
in 2025
Gambia rank
32nd
Laos rank
29th
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Gambia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 153 millimeters against 132.42 millimeters in Gambia, a difference of 20.58 millimeters.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 32nd and Laos ranks 29th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 176.18 millimeters | -228.74 millimeters | 404.92 millimeters | Gambia |
| 1950s | 280.12 millimeters | -135.32 millimeters | 415.43 millimeters | Gambia |
| 1960s | 251.48 millimeters | 12.22 millimeters | 239.26 millimeters | Gambia |
| 1970s | 80.28 millimeters | 198.06 millimeters | 117.79 millimeters | Laos |
| 1980s | 41.85 millimeters | 133.55 millimeters | 91.7 millimeters | Laos |
| 1990s | 35.55 millimeters | 19.67 millimeters | 15.88 millimeters | Gambia |
| 2000s | -56.8 millimeters | 17.75 millimeters | 74.56 millimeters | Laos |
| 2010s | -0.6297 millimeters | 3.85 millimeters | 4.48 millimeters | Laos |
| 2020s | 124.94 millimeters | -43.07 millimeters | 168.01 millimeters | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Gambia or Laos?
- Laos, at 153 millimeters against 132.42 millimeters in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Gambia and Laos?
- 20.58 millimeters, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Laos?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Laos rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Gambia ranks 32nd and Laos ranks 29th 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.