Costa Rica vs Niger: Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-117.11 % change on previous year
in 2025
Niger
-115.34 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
125th
Niger rank
123rd
Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports -115.34 % change on previous year against -117.11 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.77 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 125th and Niger ranks 123rd of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 78.03 % change on previous year | 7.9 % change on previous year | 70.13 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | -19.32 % change on previous year | 24.19 % change on previous year | 43.51 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1960s | 33.14 % change on previous year | 11.29 % change on previous year | 21.85 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 16.65 % change on previous year | 53.63 % change on previous year | 36.98 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1980s | -4.07 % change on previous year | -12.57 % change on previous year | 8.5 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -131.48 % change on previous year | 10.87 % change on previous year | 142.35 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 2000s | -150.14 % change on previous year | -81.68 % change on previous year | 68.46 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 2010s | -43.59 % change on previous year | 58.73 % change on previous year | 102.32 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 2020s | 27.07 % change on previous year | -55.63 % change on previous year | 82.7 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Niger?
- Niger, at -115.34 % change on previous year against -117.11 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Niger?
- 1.77 % change on previous year, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Niger?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Niger rank globally for precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th and Niger ranks 123rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Precipitation anomalies. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.