Kuwait vs South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Precipitation anomalies
Kuwait
-27.42 millimeters
in 2025
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
-25.01 millimeters
in 2025
Kuwait rank
102nd
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank
101st
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Kuwait
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
How they compare
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands currently reports -25.01 millimeters against -27.42 millimeters in Kuwait, a difference of 2.41 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 102nd and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 101st of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 7 and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -30.51 millimeters | -178.86 millimeters | 148.35 millimeters | Kuwait |
| 1950s | -29.24 millimeters | -268.09 millimeters | 238.86 millimeters | Kuwait |
| 1960s | -44.45 millimeters | -217.57 millimeters | 173.13 millimeters | Kuwait |
| 1970s | -3.17 millimeters | -172.35 millimeters | 169.18 millimeters | Kuwait |
| 1980s | -22.63 millimeters | -49.16 millimeters | 26.53 millimeters | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 21.78 millimeters | -4.43 millimeters | 26.2 millimeters | Kuwait |
| 2000s | -14.74 millimeters | -30.6 millimeters | 15.85 millimeters | Kuwait |
| 2010s | -14.71 millimeters | 70.15 millimeters | 84.85 millimeters | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2020s | -14.07 millimeters | 10.1 millimeters | 24.17 millimeters | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Kuwait or South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, at -25.01 millimeters against -27.42 millimeters in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Kuwait and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 2.41 millimeters, with South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Kuwait ranks 102nd and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 101st 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
Difference in a specific year's total precipitation—rain and snow—from the 1991–2020 average, measured in millimeters, excluding fog and dew.