Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Global precipitation anomaly

Laos
153
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
200.94
in 2025
Laos rank
29th
Papua New Guinea rank
27th

Global precipitation anomaly over time

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
-1.0k-50005001.0k194019822025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 200.94 against 153 in Laos, a difference of 47.94.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 27th of 192 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1940s -228.74 -116.89 111.85 Papua New Guinea
1950s -135.32 -264.43 129.12 Laos
1960s 12.22 -276.07 288.29 Laos
1970s 198.06 -195.15 393.22 Laos
1980s 133.55 -288.03 421.58 Laos
1990s 19.67 -310.89 330.56 Laos
2000s 17.75 -96.37 114.12 Laos
2010s 3.85 331.04 327.18 Papua New Guinea
2020s -43.07 216.71 259.78 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global precipitation anomaly, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 200.94 against 153 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in global precipitation anomaly between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
47.94, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for global precipitation anomaly?
Laos ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 27th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Global precipitation anomaly. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Global precipitation anomaly
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 16,512 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed