Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Precipitation anomalies
Papua New Guinea
200.94 millimeters
in 2025
Zimbabwe
206 millimeters
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
27th
Zimbabwe rank
25th
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 206 millimeters against 200.94 millimeters in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 5.06 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -116.89 millimeters | 115.86 millimeters | 232.75 millimeters | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | -264.43 millimeters | 81.13 millimeters | 345.57 millimeters | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | -276.07 millimeters | -84.18 millimeters | 191.89 millimeters | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | -195.15 millimeters | 16.47 millimeters | 211.62 millimeters | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -288.03 millimeters | -39.62 millimeters | 248.42 millimeters | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -310.89 millimeters | -45.16 millimeters | 265.73 millimeters | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -96.37 millimeters | 29.61 millimeters | 125.98 millimeters | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 331.04 millimeters | -1.32 millimeters | 332.36 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 216.71 millimeters | 19.08 millimeters | 197.63 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 206 millimeters against 200.94 millimeters in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 5.06 millimeters, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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.