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