Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Precipitation anomalies

Guinea
147.82 millimeters
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
200.94 millimeters
in 2025
Guinea rank
30th
Papua New Guinea rank
27th

Precipitation anomalies over time

  • Guinea
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 200.94 millimeters against 147.82 millimeters in Guinea, a difference of 53.12 millimeters.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 27th of 192 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1940s -8.96 millimeters -116.89 millimeters 107.93 millimeters Guinea
1950s 252.01 millimeters -264.43 millimeters 516.45 millimeters Guinea
1960s 159.02 millimeters -276.07 millimeters 435.09 millimeters Guinea
1970s 246.58 millimeters -195.15 millimeters 441.74 millimeters Guinea
1980s 125.51 millimeters -288.03 millimeters 413.55 millimeters Guinea
1990s 55.2 millimeters -310.89 millimeters 366.09 millimeters Guinea
2000s -42.12 millimeters -96.37 millimeters 54.24 millimeters Guinea
2010s -15.84 millimeters 331.04 millimeters 346.88 millimeters Papua New Guinea
2020s -7.68 millimeters 216.71 millimeters 224.38 millimeters Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Guinea or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 200.94 millimeters against 147.82 millimeters in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
53.12 millimeters, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
Guinea ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 27th 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

Indicator
Precipitation anomalies
Unit
millimeters
Source
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 16,512 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed

The difference in a specific year's total precipitation—rain and snow—from the 1991–2020 average, measured in millimeters, excluding fog and dew.