Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Precipitation anomalies
Papua New Guinea
200.94 millimeters
in 2025
Peru
207.15 millimeters
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
27th
Peru rank
24th
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 207.15 millimeters against 200.94 millimeters in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 6.21 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Peru ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and Peru ranks 24th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -116.89 millimeters | 34.32 millimeters | 151.21 millimeters | Peru |
| 1950s | -264.43 millimeters | 1.12 millimeters | 265.55 millimeters | Peru |
| 1960s | -276.07 millimeters | -248.46 millimeters | 27.61 millimeters | Peru |
| 1970s | -195.15 millimeters | -47.21 millimeters | 147.94 millimeters | Peru |
| 1980s | -288.03 millimeters | 88.52 millimeters | 376.55 millimeters | Peru |
| 1990s | -310.89 millimeters | 50.38 millimeters | 361.27 millimeters | Peru |
| 2000s | -96.37 millimeters | -76.9 millimeters | 19.46 millimeters | Peru |
| 2010s | 331.04 millimeters | 50.67 millimeters | 280.37 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 216.71 millimeters | -48.99 millimeters | 265.7 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
- Peru, at 207.15 millimeters against 200.94 millimeters in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 6.21 millimeters, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and Peru ranks 24th 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.