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
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.